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Major sporting codes to back Voice to parliament

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Original article by James Massola, Jake Niall, Paul Sakkar
The Sydney Morning Herald – Page: Online : 28-Feb-23

Cricket Australia, the AFL and the NRL are among seven major sporting codes that are expected to unite in a joint campaign to support an Indigenous Voice to parliament. It is expected that the campaign will be launched mid-year, while it is understood that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was personally involved in trying to get the codes to support the Voice. Resolve pollster Jim Reed says getting the support of the seven codes will be a positive for the ‘Yes’ campaign.

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CRICKET AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE, NATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET

Tennis Australia board breaks silence to commend Craig Tiley following Novak Djokovic saga

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Original article by Emma Kemp
The Guardian Australia – Page: Online : 19-Jan-22

Tennis Australia has issued its first public statement on the Novak Djokovic visa controversy. Tennis Australia’s board says it respects the decision of immigration minister Alex Hawke to cancel Djokovic’s visa and the federal court’s ruling against the Serbian tennis champion’s bid to have it reinstated. The board has also praised Tennis Australia CEO Craig Tiley, who has been under pressure to resign in the wake of the Djokovic crisis.

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TENNIS AUSTRALIA

7-Eleven founder resigns from AOC

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Original article by Adele Ferguson, Sarah Danckert
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 11 : 10-Sep-15

The wages scandal at 7-Eleven Stores has prompted chairman and founder Russell Withers to step down from the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) board. Withers had been on the AOC board since 2001. Meanwhile, 7-Eleven board member Michael Smith has stood down as the chairman of the Australian Institute of Company Directors while the convenience store chain undertakes an investigation into the affair.

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7-ELEVEN STORES PTY LTD, AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEE, AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF COMPANY DIRECTORS, INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE, AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ

Tennis event goes high tech to deliver smoother service

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Original article by Vanessa Desloires
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 20-Jan-15

A record 49,041 people attended the first day of the Australian Open in Melbourne on 19 January 2015. IBM launched its revamped SlamTracker platform on the first day of the tennis tournament. As well as providing data to spectators, the platform will assist Tennis Australia with staffing decisions to handle long queues. SlamTracker is making use of the two data centres opened by IBM in Sydney and Melbourne in 2014

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IBM CORPORATION, AUSTRALIAN OPEN TENNIS, TENNIS AUSTRALIA, TWITTER AUSTRALIA HOLDINGS PTY LTD, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED – ASX ANZ, DEAKIN UNIVERSITY