Levelling the playing field on school sport

Levelling the playing field on school sport

Participation in school sport gives young children an opportunity to sample a range of activities. Education should be viewed as an investment,not an expenditure.

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Dreamworld to pay $2.1m to family of Thunder River Rapids victim

Dreamworld to pay $2.1m to family of Thunder River Rapids victim

The theme park will make the payment to Cindy Low’s two children and husband,who spoke of the moments after the 2016 tragedy.

  • byRex Martinich
Dreamworld families detail heartbreak and loss in court hearing

Dreamworld families detail heartbreak and loss in court hearing

Victim impact statements were read out in court at the sentencing of Dreamworld's parent company Ardent Leisure for the 2016 tragedy that killed four people.

  • byLucy Stone
Dreamworld fined $3.6 million over 2016 rapids ride tragedy

Dreamworld fined $3.6 million over 2016 rapids ride tragedy

Dreamworld's parent company Ardent Leisure has been fined by a Queensland court over the deaths of four people on the theme park's Thunder River Rapids Ride.

  • byLucy Stone
Dreamworld and WhiteWater World to reopen with discounted tickets

Dreamworld and WhiteWater World to reopen with discounted tickets

Visitors will see a number of changes including the closure of a number of areas and attractions,along with reduced capacity under a COVID-safe plan.

  • byMatt Dennien
Dreamworld operator Ardent Leisure pleads guilty over 2016 tragedy
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Dreamworld operator Ardent Leisure pleads guilty over 2016 tragedy

During proceedings in Southport Magistrates Court on Wednesday morning,a sentencing hearing was set for Monday,September 28.

  • byToby Crockford
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Battered Dreamworld faces recovery dilemma amid global pandemic

Battered Dreamworld faces recovery dilemma amid global pandemic

Facing multiple legal challenges after the 2016 Thunder River Rapids disaster and struggling to recover from COVID-19,the Gold Coast theme park and its parent company have a mammoth task ahead.

  • byMatt Dennien
'Doesn't give me closure':Dreamworld operator faces $4.5m fine following charges

'Doesn't give me closure':Dreamworld operator faces $4.5m fine following charges

Queensland's independent Work Health and Safety Prosecutor confirmed on Tuesday the three charges brought against Ardent Leisure will be the only laid over the fatal accident.

  • byMatt Dennien,Stuart Layt andToby Crockford
Dreamworld operator confirms it has been charged over ride deaths

Dreamworld operator confirms it has been charged over ride deaths

Ardent Leisure is facing $4.5 million in fines from three charges brought against it over the Thunder River Rapids Ride tragedy in 2016.

  • byStuart Layt andToby Crockford
Ardent Leisure expected to face charges over 2016 Dreamworld deaths

Ardent Leisure expected to face charges over 2016 Dreamworld deaths

The Office of the Work Health and Safety Prosecutor was expected to release a statement mid-Tuesday morning.

  • byToby Crockford
Decision on Dreamworld charges yet to be made:independent prosecutor

Decision on Dreamworld charges yet to be made:independent prosecutor

An independent prosecutor is still examining whether charges should be laid against Dreamworld's parent company Ardent Leisure over the tragedy in 2016.

  • byTony Moore