SOCCER – TOURNAMENTS – AUSTRALIA

Premiers cool on PM’s holiday plan

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Original article by Andrew Tillett
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 5 : 16-Aug-23

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has emphasised that state and territory leaders will ultimately decide whether to declare a public holiday if the Matildas win the FIFA Women’s World Cup. However, South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas has indicated that he will oppose a public holiday when the national cabinet meets in Brisbane on Wednesday. He estimates that a holiday would cost the state’s economy about $18m; his government will instead provide a "lasting legacy" by investing the same amount of money into women’s sporting facilities.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, SOUTH AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PREMIER AND CABINET, FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION, MATILDAS

Push for Cup public holiday alarms business

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Original article by David Marin-Guzman
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 9-Aug-23

Australian Industry Group CEO Innes Willox is among the business leaders who have expressed concern about a proposal for a public holiday if the Matildas win the FIFA Women’s World Cup. He says businesses will face additional costs at a time when the economy is already under pressure. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese intends to raise the issue of a public holiday at the national cabinet meeting next week, and is confident that state and territory leaders will support the proposal. The World Cup final will be held in Sydney on 20 August.

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FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION, MATILDAS, THE AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRY GROUP, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET

Most loved Matildas smash Ashes

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Original article by Zoe Samios
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 2-Aug-23

More than 2.4 million Australians watched the Matildas defeat Canada to advance to the next round of the FIFA Women’s World Cup on Monday night. The match, which was broadcast by the Seven Network and on its 7Plus streaming service, was the first women’s sporting event in Australia to attract an average TV audience of more than two million. The match also had a total reach of 4.7 million viewers, which comprises people who watch at least one minute of content on TV or 15 seconds online. In contrast, the Nine Network’s coverage of the first session of the final day of the fifth Ashes Test attracted just 926,000 viewers; an average of 1.2 million viewers watched later sessions of the match.

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MATILDAS, FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION, SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, NINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA LIMITED, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC

Australia a huge winner off the field

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Original article by David Sygall
The Sydney Morning Herald – Page: 9 : 30-Jan-15

More than 560,000 people have attended Asian Cup matches in Australia during January 2015. Each match in the tournament has averaged 20,000 spectators, while matches in which Australia did not play have attracted an average of almost 15,000. The Asian Cup has also generated strong interest abroad, with a record 95 million TV viewers in China watching the semi-final between Australia and China

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ASIAN FOOTBALL CONFEDERATION, SOCCEROOS, FOOTBALL FEDERATION AUSTRALIA LIMITED

Major events deliver little economic gain

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Original article by Luke Malpass
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 6 : 8-Jan-15

Australia will host a number of major sporting events during the 2014-15 summer. However, some experts have questioned the economic benefits of high-profile sports events. The Asian Football Confederation’s Asian Cup is forecast to inject about $A23m into the Australian economy, but Tom Heenan of Monash University notes that tickets for some matches are being offered at budget prices

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ASIAN FOOTBALL CONFEDERATION, MONASH UNIVERSITY, VICTORIA UNIVERSITY. CENTRE FOR POLICY STUDIES, AUSTRALIAN OPEN TENNIS, INTERNATIONAL CRICKET COUNCIL, CRICKET AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND CRICKET, THE EMIRATES MELBOURNE CUP