The Nine Network has paid $425m for 5 years of NSW-focussed NRL FTA broadcast rights, leaving no money in the bank for the $500m cricket rights. There is speculation that NRL’s gaming-related advertising revenue is too lucrative for Channel 9 to pass up. Channel 10 are set to swoop on the cricket. Continue reading
Tourism News Headlines
THE number of overseas visitors to the NT has increased by almost 50% in 5 years… But local operators are still feeling the pain of a strong Australian dollar deterring interstate travellers. “People are going overseas,” (‘Bombing of Darwin Tours’ owner Gary Gallagher, pictured) said. “Accommodation prices are high. A lot of rooms are unavailable because they’re taken by business and mining.” Continue reading
AIRNORTH has taken delivery of a new $30 million jet and is looking at expanding services into the Pilbara. CE Michael Bridge said the company ordered the 76-seat Embraer 170 almost 2 years ago, but it was delivered just 2 weeks ago. The jet will help service new routes including the fourth new service on the Darwin-to-Townsville run. “The general economy has developed in the Top End and that is driving services” Continue reading
Robyn Archer, the Creative Director of Canberra’s Centenary celebrations, has defended Canberra’s Skywhale artwork in a defensive op-ed for The Australian. What Archer doesn’t acknowledge is that the PR surrounding the artwork’s conceptualism is also in her directorate. Continue reading
WITHIN: BRIEF BUDGET SUMMARY AND ROSS GITTINS’ COMMENTARY ‘Tourism and area promotion’ funding will drop $20m in the next two years but more significant is the loss from peripheral tourism industries. ‘Arts and Cultural Heritage’ will lose $84m before 2015-16, contributing to a ‘total recreation and culture’ loss of $263m. ‘Road transport’ is down $841m. Continue reading
A ballot for tickets at Gallipoli’s 100-year Anzac celebrations in Turkey has been foiled by pragmatic Turkish tourism operators. Minister for Veterans Affairs, Warren Snowdon, is still yet to release for ballot the meagre 3000 tickets available to the Australian public. Turk boat operators will fill the Gallipoli horizon with thousands of tourists. Continue reading
Bistro Bruno in Balmain, Sydney, has been named and shamed on Sydney radio as one of the many restaurants that doubled prices on Mother’s Day 2013. The social media outcry over price gouging comes as Restaurant & Catering SA launches data proving dropping Sunday penalty rates will create jobs in SA. Continue reading
Police are yet to say if two passengers who went overboard from a Carnival cruiseliner off the coast of Forster, NSW were involved in an argument. If the passengers were found to be heavily intoxicated, the liners will again be exempt Australia’s Responsible Service of Alcohol legislation in the cruise industry’s famous law labyrinth. Continue reading
WILDLIFE rangers have continued their search for those responsible for the apparent trophy kill of a large saltwater crocodile in Queensland’s Trinity Inlet. Warning: graphic image enclosed Continue reading
Around 400 people were led to safety overnight after a fire broke out in a Sydney hostel at 4am Wednesday 8th May 2013. Superintendent Tom Cooper of Fire and Rescue NSW said on ABC Radio that an automatic remote fire alarm and good fire procedures saved the lives of 400 people. Continue reading
A spectator has been jailed for belting an umpire during a country football grand final.
Jeffrey John Hunter, 36, of Port Pirie in South Australia will spend the next seven months in jail for the attack during last year’s Spencer Gulf League grand final. Continue reading
