tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779627548900498448Sat, 30 Jul 2011 22:02:49 +0000Gamblingtamworthliquor restrictionstransportcommunity fundingcricketimmigrationpokertobaccofairworkIndyolgr nswliquorpokiesdrink drivingsurfglobal financial crisislogantv violenceCasinosexbinge drinkingHROHSliquor accordonline gamingaustralia dayvictoriateens and alcohollicence feesGamingchildrenproductivity commissiontax breakslawsecurityaristocratbarsgen Yfair tradingWHSBOCSARhospitalitybig day outAlcohol related violenceclean uppubsQFRSBDOnightclubsGFCGold Coast Tourismonline gamblinghotel banSuper CarnivalesurfersshotsProblem GamblingtoteclubsHR. workplace bullyinghttp://trojancorporate.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Trojan Corporate)Blogger160125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779627548900498448.post-2054832821245541336Fri, 12 Feb 2010 05:58:00 +00002010-02-12T15:58:34.550+10:00pokiestax breaksclubsLicensed clubs might have to pay more than $1 billion in additional tax if the federal government adopts recommendations made by the Productivity Commission.As part of its wide-reaching review of the not-for-profit sector, the commission found tax concessions presently extended to clubs were unfair.Social and sporting clubs, such as licensed football clubs, that provide member and community http://trojancorporate.blogspot.com/2010/02/clubs-could-lose-tax-breaks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Trojan Corporate)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779627548900498448.post-5812094083949995804Fri, 12 Feb 2010 05:57:00 +00002010-02-12T15:57:52.873+10:00pokiestax breaksclubsCLUBS are getting an unfair tax advantage on their pokies income, the Productivity Commission has concluded.In a report on the not-for-profit sector released yesterday, the commission criticised tax concessions on gaming income for clubs, saying they delivered a "considerable benefit" to clubs not available to hotels and other operators.It found the concessions were a breach of competitive http://trojancorporate.blogspot.com/2010/02/clubs-hit-jackpot-with-tax-breaks-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Trojan Corporate)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779627548900498448.post-2542387107802777222Fri, 12 Feb 2010 05:56:00 +00002010-02-12T15:57:09.077+10:00Alcohol related violenceliquorMajor Melbourne festivals given funding boost to run late-night shows in bid to curb alcohol-fuelled violence in CBD Evonne Barry From: Herald Sun February 11, 2010 11:57AM 26 commentsIncrease Text SizeDecrease Text SizePrintEmail Share Add to DiggAdd to del.icio.usAdd to FacebookAdd to KwoffAdd to MyspaceAdd to NewsvineWhat are these?SILENT discos and movie marathons are among Melbourne City http://trojancorporate.blogspot.com/2010/02/silent-discos-and-movie-marathons-are.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Trojan Corporate)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779627548900498448.post-7636114009748441465Fri, 12 Feb 2010 05:55:00 +00002010-02-12T15:56:22.326+10:00shotsliquor accordAlcohol related violenceliquorHIGH-ALCOHOL shots have been banned from Bendigo’s late-night venues in a bid to banish drunken louts.The Bendigo Liquor Accord yesterday voted to enforce the ban after 2am.All-you-can-drink promotions have also been reined in after several Bendigo venues continued to hold events that violated State Government legislation. Patrons pay a set amount to drink unlimited alcohol at the events.Star Barhttp://trojancorporate.blogspot.com/2010/02/shots-banned-as-accord-cracks-down-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Trojan Corporate)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779627548900498448.post-1238381236979557881Thu, 11 Feb 2010 05:46:00 +00002010-02-11T15:47:13.939+10:00fairworkHRBusinesses need to be aware that the new Fair Work IR system is here NOW, and the law requires businesses to comply with all their new obligations under the system.Fair Work Inspectors will visit over 10,000 small businesses in NSW this year."Ignorance is no excuse" said Fair Work Ombudsman Nicholas Wilson, "but we recognise that in order to comply, we must help employers understand the law and http://trojancorporate.blogspot.com/2010/02/fair-work-to-visit-10000-businesses-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Trojan Corporate)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779627548900498448.post-3492698246904181946Thu, 11 Feb 2010 05:45:00 +00002010-02-11T15:46:29.307+10:00immigrationHRA LONG-ANTICIPATED shake-up of the skilled migration system has split the $16.5 billion international education industry, with private colleges warning of catastrophe and universities praising the priority that the smartest will receive for permanent residency.The Minister for Immigration, Chris Evans, yesterday announced an overhaul of a system that had virtually guaranteed permanent residency http://trojancorporate.blogspot.com/2010/02/unis-welcome-move-but-private-colleges.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Trojan Corporate)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779627548900498448.post-4229678777991865106Thu, 11 Feb 2010 05:45:00 +00002010-02-11T15:45:44.256+10:00pokiesGamingI T sounds a long shot but a Productivity Commission report this month may spell the end of poker machine gambling dominance in Australia.A gambling revolution will become a bushfire once federal laws approve online betting after an event has started.Betting on the gallops with 100m to go, picking the next scorer at the AFL or NRL or when an ace will be belted at the tennis will be punters' next http://trojancorporate.blogspot.com/2010/02/pokies-death-threat.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Trojan Corporate)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779627548900498448.post-8544262791494328531Thu, 11 Feb 2010 05:43:00 +00002010-02-11T15:44:58.314+10:00HR. workplace bullyingFour men responsible for the relentless bullying of a teenage waitress - who later killed herself - were today convicted and fined a total of $115,000.MAP Foundation, the company that runs Cafe Vamp in Hawthorn, was convicted and fined $220,000 after it and the four defendants pleaded guilty in the Melbourne Magistrates Court to failing to take reasonable care for the health and safety of http://trojancorporate.blogspot.com/2010/02/workers-fined-115000-over-bullying-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Trojan Corporate)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779627548900498448.post-6594063105470817489Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:43:00 +00002010-02-10T09:44:05.251+10:00victoriaAlcohol related violenceliquorlicence feesThe Brumby government's tightening of liquor-licensing laws continues to snare unsuspecting victims, writes Jeni Port.LAST month, Melbourne's vibrant music scene was placed on the endangered list.Now, Victorian wineries fear the state's thriving wine-tourism industry is in similar peril.Liquor-licensing changes introduced on January 1 will affect wine producers, particularly small makers — the http://trojancorporate.blogspot.com/2010/02/walking-thin-red-line.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Trojan Corporate)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779627548900498448.post-1367779371858380258Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:42:00 +00002010-02-10T09:43:10.244+10:00Alcohol related violenceJD'S SPORTS Bar co-owner Kate Parry fully supports any move to cut alcohol related violence in Ballarat streets, even one that ends a lucrative practice.Ms Parry said she would happily ban the sale of shots and ``Jager bombs'' from her bar if the ban was uniformly agreed to and practised by all city venues."We only serve shots between the main hours of 9pm and 1am and we certainly don't serve http://trojancorporate.blogspot.com/2010/02/ballarat-pub-owners-keen-to-curb.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Trojan Corporate)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779627548900498448.post-5743742041787690688Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:41:00 +00002010-02-10T09:42:28.735+10:00clubstransportPROVIDING free public transport for people leaving clubs late at night could help prevent alcohol-related violence, an inquiry has heard.A Queensland parliamentary committee is on Friday taking evidence in its inquiry into ways to tackle alcohol-related violence.Clubs Queensland chief executive Doug Flockhart said a common sense approach was needed to stem violence, not new regulations and http://trojancorporate.blogspot.com/2010/02/clubs-call-for-public-transport-boost.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Trojan Corporate)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779627548900498448.post-2856701870407846307Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:41:00 +00002010-02-10T09:41:44.305+10:00securityCrooked security guards continue to be turned away from or kicked out of Queensland's security industry thanks to the Office of Fair Trading's (OFT) strict measures to protect the public from rogue operators. Fair Trading Minister Peter Lawlor said Queensland had more than 27,000 licensed security providers and the OFT - which administers and checks security licences throughout the state - would http://trojancorporate.blogspot.com/2010/02/fair-trading-continues-to-flush-out.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Trojan Corporate)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779627548900498448.post-8681597135312507496Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:40:00 +00002010-02-10T09:41:09.784+10:00Alcohol related violenceDRUNKEN louts face the potential of life bans at all of Hobart's pubs and clubs if they are caught doing the wrong thing.Under a radical new plan to clean up the popular waterfront entertainment precinct. The new scheme, being considered by Hobart's licensees, may also consider scanning licences or passports and taking photos of pubgoers to try to combat drunken behaviour in what is being dubbed http://trojancorporate.blogspot.com/2010/02/lifetime-pub-bans-to-cut-alcohol.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Trojan Corporate)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779627548900498448.post-3888938401263917094Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:48:00 +00002010-02-05T08:49:14.071+10:00Alcohol related violencelawAlcohol must stop being such an intrinsic part of Australian life if the wave of alcohol-fuelled violence is to be stopped, a leading expert in the field said yesterday.Griffith University Emeritus Professor Ross Fitzgerald, a member of the NSW Government Expert Advisory Committee on Alcohol and other Drugs, has battled with alcohol addiction for most of his life.Professor Fitzgerald has been http://trojancorporate.blogspot.com/2010/02/alcohol-attitude-must-change-fitzgerald.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Trojan Corporate)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779627548900498448.post-4494129156576655503Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:47:00 +00002010-02-05T08:48:29.952+10:00Gold Coast TourismliquorPOLICE threatened to shut down a club after the owner stopped providing free drinks and lap dances, a lawyer says. The Gold Coast club was allegedly put on a "hit list" last year after the proprietor decided to end VIP hospitality for off-duty police."He decided enough was enough in terms of free loading coppers," said the lawyer, who spoke on condition of anonymity."He sought our advice after http://trojancorporate.blogspot.com/2010/02/last-drinks-threatened-for-lap-dancing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Trojan Corporate)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779627548900498448.post-3187438305080943501Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:46:00 +00002010-02-05T08:47:41.289+10:00Alcohol related violenceliquorgen YWhile there is a perception that generation Y is more violent than previous generations and there is data to back this view, it is not so straightforward. Statistics and demographics go hand in hand - as the youth population (and the population in general) increases, so will incidents of violence. There is also increased reporting of violent incidents in the media, often with footage to go with http://trojancorporate.blogspot.com/2010/02/many-ingredients-make-this-gen-y.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Trojan Corporate)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779627548900498448.post-5042781099155202271Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:46:00 +00002010-02-05T08:46:48.619+10:00Gold Coast TourismIndySuper CarnivaleA new era of motor racing will begin on the Gold Coast this October, Premier Anna Bligh announced today.Ms Bligh said the event will feature three days of V8 races, the likes of which have never been seen in Australia before."This marks a fresh start for this iconic Gold Coast event in its 20th year," Ms Bligh said."We were all disappointed when the A1GP let Queensland down ahead of last year's http://trojancorporate.blogspot.com/2010/02/supercarnivale-to-heat-up-gold-coast.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Trojan Corporate)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779627548900498448.post-5871414446280609702Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:45:00 +00002010-02-05T08:46:05.356+10:00liquorchildrenPARENTS should be fined for giving their own children under 18 a glass of wine with dinner, a federal Liberal MP says.It is illegal under state laws for people to give alcohol to minors without parental consent.But Liberal backbencher Luke Simpkins wants to go further, and have parents fined for giving any kind of liquor to their own children before they reach adulthood."Given it is illegal for http://trojancorporate.blogspot.com/2010/02/fine-parents-who-give-kids-liquor-mp.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Trojan Corporate)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779627548900498448.post-5240638085951501941Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:44:00 +00002010-02-05T08:45:24.078+10:00teens and alcoholAlcohol related violenceMADISON Stutynski has been busy in Canberra representing the views of the region – and addressing the problem of alcohol-fuelled violence – at youth forum Heywire.The Mackay teen’s story about her own brush with drunken violence won her a place at the week-long forum, which is run by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.The competition, open to those aged between 16 and 22, asks regional youthhttp://trojancorporate.blogspot.com/2010/02/teen-airs-trauma-of-girls-fight.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Trojan Corporate)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779627548900498448.post-4122016705062622702Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:44:00 +00002010-02-05T08:44:45.035+10:00Alcohol related violencetv violenceHOTELIERS have told a federal government inquiry into youth violence that pub brawls had not increased but attacks were more vicious and visible.The Australian Hotels Association said generation Y drinkers had been raised on TV violence but lacked the empathy that a thumping in the school ground had instilled in previous generations. ''We are getting people … going out having shaved, showered andhttp://trojancorporate.blogspot.com/2010/02/tv-violence-fuels-nastier-bar-brawls.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Trojan Corporate)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779627548900498448.post-2850487469574575310Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:43:00 +00002010-02-05T08:44:04.829+10:00Alcohol related violenceliquorcricketSydney, Feb 3 : Cricket Australia has rejected the idea of banning alcohol from Australian grounds after delivering apologies and explanations over Sunday night’s pitch invasion in Perth which saw Pakistan opener Khalid Latif tackled to the ground.CA chairman Jack Clarke and chief executive James Sutherland both apologised to their Pakistani counterparts.However, CA argued that dramatically http://trojancorporate.blogspot.com/2010/02/cricket-australia-rejects-booze-ban.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Trojan Corporate)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779627548900498448.post-4141993559465964880Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:41:00 +00002010-02-05T08:42:49.876+10:00Alcohol related violenceliquorThe Australian Hotels Association (AHA) says violence in hotels and pubs has become more vicious, erupts more easily and often involves weapons.In evidence before a federal parliament inquiry into youth violence, the association said drugs - rather than alcohol - are fuelling violence in licensed premises.AHA chief executive Bill Healey said the Responsible Service of Alcohol (RSA) laws had http://trojancorporate.blogspot.com/2010/02/pub-violence-getting-worse-inquiry.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Trojan Corporate)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779627548900498448.post-4568222183541915038Wed, 03 Feb 2010 06:15:00 +00002010-02-03T16:15:48.596+10:00Alcohol related violenceliquorhotel banToowoomba's hoteliers are waging a war against violent and unruly patrons.So far, five people have been slapped with blanket bans from more than 30 Toowoomba licensed venues with another four or five in the process of being served.The bans, which range from between three to five months, are part of a joint initiative launched in November last year by the Toowoomba Liquor Industry Action Group (http://trojancorporate.blogspot.com/2010/02/hoteliers-war-on-unruly-patrons.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Trojan Corporate)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779627548900498448.post-96947538873308594Wed, 03 Feb 2010 06:14:00 +00002010-02-03T16:14:51.493+10:00Alcohol related violenceliquorclean upLicensing: those who make money selling liquor should help pay for the cost to society of alcohol-related harm.THE debate continues to rage about the social cost of booze - car crashes, street violence and the massive loss of productivity in the workplace. But the current liquor licensing saga adds an angle rarely explored from a fiscal perspective. When all the arguments are distilled, the http://trojancorporate.blogspot.com/2010/02/who-cleans-up-after-boozers-go-home.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Trojan Corporate)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779627548900498448.post-885191608884138506Wed, 03 Feb 2010 06:13:00 +00002010-02-03T16:14:03.362+10:00Alcohol related violenceliquorSCHOOL-aged children swilling grog at the Spring Racing Carnival have caused restrictions on how much booze each punter can order. Caulfield Racecourse has been slapped with changes to its liquor licence after dozens of fines for irresponsible service of alcohol.One of the biggest issues for Caulfield was allowing drunks to stay on premises.Another problem was serving underage teens.Planned http://trojancorporate.blogspot.com/2010/02/drunks-run-their-race-at-spring-racing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Trojan Corporate)