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Fremantle tipped as a cruising hotspot

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Original article by Kent Acott
The West Australian – Page: 3 : 9-Jul-14

Stuart Allison, vice-president Australia and New Zealand at the Princess Cruises line, predicts Fremantle in Western Australia (WA) to be one of the major growth markets. Cruise Line Industry Association data show that currently just 2.7% of WA residents book cruises, below the national average of 3.6%. Princess will expand its schedule of winter cruises from Fremantle to have an all-year presence, generating $A30m-plus for the state economy

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PRINCESS CRUISES, CRUISE LINES INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION

SBS on a roll with Tour de France cycling and World Cup

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Original article by John Stensholt
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 42 : 7-Jul-14

The 2014 Tour de France cycling event is expected to generate good TV audience ratings for public broadcaster SBS in Australia. It has boosted the number of sponsors by one to five, and they are Skoda, QBE Insurance, Colonial First State, Optus TV/FetchTV and Scenic Tours. For the first of the three weeks, SBS will also still show live matches from the soccer World Cup in Brazil. In cycling news, major sponsor Orica has voiced its confidence in the Australian GreenEDGE team competing in the Tour de France, after rider Daryl Impey returned a positive drug test

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SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE (SBS), ORICA LIMITED – ASX ORI, GREENEDGE CYCLING PTY LTD, SKODA AUTOMOBILOVA AS, QBE INSURANCE GROUP LIMITED – ASX QBE, COLONIAL FIRST STATE GROUP LIMITED, COLONIAL HOLDING COMPANY LIMITED – ASX CNG, SINGAPORE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED – ASX SGT, SINGTEL OPTUS PTY LTD, FETCHTV PTY LTD, SCENIC TOURS PTY LTD

New soccer clubs banned from using ‘ethnic’ names and logos

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Original article by Kim Arlington, Saffron Howden
The Sydney Morning Herald – Page: 9 : 27-Jun-14

David Gallop, CEO of the Football Federation Australia (FFA), has announced a new policy on the naming of clubs in the soccer competitions it runs. They will after 26 June 2014 be unable to choose logos or names that have "any ethnic, national, political, racial or religious connotations". While the new rules will not apply to the existing teams, they must still heed them if they want to make any changes in the future

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FOOTBALL FEDERATION AUSTRALIA LIMITED, MARCONI SOCCER CLUB, SYDNEY UNITED SOCCER CLUB, RMIT UNIVERSITY, ROYAL MELBOURNE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Socceroos on the move after World Cup

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Original article by John Stensholt
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 6 : 23-Jun-14

A number of young soccer players in the Australian national squad are tipped to sign contracts with new clubs before the start of the European season in late August 2014 or the domestic A-League in October. Mathew Leckie, who played in both matches by the Socceroos at the World Cup so far, is switching from FSV Frankfurt to another German second division team, FC Ingolstadt 04, for a transfer fee of $A1m. However heightened interest after his appearances in Brazil may trigger a release clause. Others potentially on the market are Jason Davidson, Bailey Wright, Mark Milligan and Adam Taggart

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SOCCEROOS, THE A LEAGUE PTY LTD, AUDI AG, PREMIER LEAGUE, MELBOURNE VICTORY FOOTBALL CLUB PTY LTD, NEWCASTLE UNITED SPORTS CLUB LIMITED, FULHAM FOOTBALL CLUB, CRYSTAL PALACE FOOTBALL CLUB, FC INGOLSTADT 04, FSV FRANKFURT, HERACLES ALMELO, SWINDON TOWN, PRESTON NORTH END