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Sportsbet Hit With $209K Fine For Failures to Warn Users About Gambling Activity

December 31, 2025December 31, 2025 · Gaming

Australia’s biggest online bookmaker, Sportsbet, has been hit with an AUD 313,140 (about $209,000) fine by the Northern Territory Racing and Wagering Commission for failing to provide required…

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PNG stuns shellshocked Fiji with first half blitz to clinch third straight Pacific Bowl

November 1, 2025November 1, 2025 · Minneapolis, Minnesota Local News

Papua New Guinea have made a Pacific Bowl statement in front of a raucous home crowd, thrashing Fiji 50-18 in Port Moresby. PNG scored the first five tries…

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Kiwi Ferns unveil four debutants; Jillaroos squad stacked with talent — Pac Champs Teams

October 14, 2025October 14, 2025 · Minneapolis, Minnesota Local News

The Kiwi Ferns, Samoa and the Cook Islands have all name their teams for the first week of action in the Pacific Championships, while Australia has selected a…

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Opinion | Pacific Allies Need U.S. Support

October 6, 2025October 7, 2025 · World News

By Roger Wicker and Deb Fischer We set out across the Indo-Pacific in August to assess U.S. military readiness and consult with allies. In the Philippines, Palau and…

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Star Entertainment Navigates Choppy Financial Seas with Creditors

Star Entertainment Navigates Choppy Financial Seas with Creditors

September 27, 2024September 28, 2024 · Gaming

As losses loom and the company steps into the new financial year on shaky ground, Star Entertainment has been able to negotiate an AU$200 million (138.9 million) credit…

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NSW Lottery Player Buys a Ticket Out of the Blue, Wins AU.5M

NSW Lottery Player Buys a Ticket Out of the Blue, Wins AU$2.5M

September 10, 2024September 10, 2024 · Gaming

An incredibly fortunate player from New South Wales, Australia will purchase a brand-new car for his parents after scoring a multi-million-dollar win from Saturday Lotto. The man, whose…

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Greens Want to Plug Hole of Gambling Ad Ban with Global Tech Tax

Greens Want to Plug Hole of Gambling Ad Ban with Global Tech Tax

August 14, 2024August 14, 2024 · Gaming

Speaking to the Guardian Australia, Sarah Hanson-Young, a communications spokesperson for the Greens, said on Wednesday that free-to-air television does not need gambling to thrive. Rather, this was…

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NSW Government Commits Additional AUM to Minimize Gambling Harm

NSW Government Commits Additional AU$10M to Minimize Gambling Harm

June 18, 2024June 18, 2024 · Gaming

Although it is identified as a public health issue, gambling is widely spread across Australia. Seeing this problem on a local and national level, lawmakers in the country…

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SkyCity Adelaide to Pay  Million Money Laundering Fine

SkyCity Adelaide to Pay $67 Million Money Laundering Fine

June 7, 2024June 8, 2024 · Gaming

A landmark ruling by the Federal Court of Australia ordered SkyCity Adelaide to pay an AU$67 million ($44.1 million) fine for substantial breaches of anti-money laundering (AML) and…

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Australian Lottery Player’s Luck Strikes Twice in 25 Years

Australian Lottery Player’s Luck Strikes Twice in 25 Years

June 7, 2024June 9, 2024 · Gaming

One particularly lucky Sydney, Australia lottery player has experienced a very satisfying feeling of déjà vu after scoring his second major win two and a half decades after…

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AUSTRAC and SkyCity Adelaide Agree to M Penalty Proposal

AUSTRAC and SkyCity Adelaide Agree to $67M Penalty Proposal

May 17, 2024May 18, 2024 · Gaming

Gaming and entertainment company that provides sports, amusement, and recreation services, SkyCity Adelaide Pty Ltd (SkyCity), and the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) have filed joint submissions…

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Responsible Wagering Australia Welcomes “Sensible” Regulations

Responsible Wagering Australia Welcomes “Sensible” Regulations

January 26, 2024January 28, 2024 · Gaming

In the context of the growing pressure to implement safer gambling standards in Australia, the country’s federal government has embraced the task of enforcing a series of fresh…

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0 million entertainment centre touted for Sydney’s CBD – Medical Marijuana Program Connection

$500 million entertainment centre touted for Sydney’s CBD – Medical Marijuana Program Connection

November 13, 2023November 13, 2023 · Cannabis

The Sydney CBD desperately needs a new indoor entertainment arena and the NSW Government has been urged to conduct a feasibility study to identify public land where it…

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An A to Z of the top foods and drinks Australians love most — Vegemite included | CNN

An A to Z of the top foods and drinks Australians love most — Vegemite included | CNN

October 24, 2023October 24, 2023 · Breaking News

CNN  —  There are countless things about our homeland that Australians miss after moving abroad: the magnificent landscape, the laid-back lifestyle and that endless blue sky, to name…

Read more An A to Z of the top foods and drinks Australians love most — Vegemite included | CNN
0 million entertainment centre touted for Sydney’s CBD – Medical Marijuana Program Connection

Posters of Israeli’s kidnapped by Hamas militants torn down in Melbourne – Medical Marijuana Program Connection

October 17, 2023October 17, 2023 · Cannabis

Posters with photos of Israelis taken hostage by Hamas – including a young child – appear to have been torn down in Melbourne, as tensions continue to rise…

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Australians vote No in referendum that promised change for First Nations people but couldn’t deliver | CNN

Australians vote No in referendum that promised change for First Nations people but couldn’t deliver | CNN

October 14, 2023October 14, 2023 · Breaking News

Brisbane, Australia CNN  —  With a two-letter word, Australians struck down the first attempt at constitutional change in 24 years, a move experts say will inflict lasting damage…

Read more Australians vote No in referendum that promised change for First Nations people but couldn’t deliver | CNN
An Australian community built on racial segregation looks to the future, with or without a Voice | CNN

An Australian community built on racial segregation looks to the future, with or without a Voice | CNN

September 30, 2023September 30, 2023 · Breaking News

Cherbourg, Australia CNN  —  Built on the land of the Wakka Wakka people, Cherbourg’s modern motto of “many tribes, one community” reflects the varied origins of its 1,700…

Read more An Australian community built on racial segregation looks to the future, with or without a Voice | CNN
Sydney Marathon runners hospitalized as Australia swelters in unusual spring heat wave | CNN

Sydney Marathon runners hospitalized as Australia swelters in unusual spring heat wave | CNN

September 18, 2023September 18, 2023 · Breaking News

Reuters  —  A sweltering heat wave in Australia took its toll on runners in the Sydney Marathon on Sunday, with 26 people taken to the hospital and about…

Read more Sydney Marathon runners hospitalized as Australia swelters in unusual spring heat wave | CNN
Three generations of First Nations men share their views on Australia’s referendum | CNN

Three generations of First Nations men share their views on Australia’s referendum | CNN

September 17, 2023September 18, 2023 · Breaking News

Brisbane, Australia CNN  —  Before Australians last voted in a referendum on First Nations people in 1967, Uncle Bob Anderson set up a table and chair at a…

Read more Three generations of First Nations men share their views on Australia’s referendum | CNN
0 million entertainment centre touted for Sydney’s CBD – Medical Marijuana Program Connection

Zain Khan, 26, charged with murder after Melbourne CBD alleged car rampage – Medical Marijuana Program Connection

September 9, 2023September 9, 2023 · Cannabis

A 26-year-old man has been charged with murder and attempted murder following the death of a man in Melbourne’s CBD on Friday night when a driver ploughed into…

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