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Mariners announce ticket-refund process for games impacted by coronavirus shutdown


Single-game ticket buyers will get a refund while season-ticket holders will get credit.




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AP Exclusive: 70% of US Olympic sports applied for PPP funds


DENVER (AP) — At least 70 percent of U.S. Olympic sports organizations have applied for government funds during the coronavirus pandemic, a stark financial reality that underscores the frailties within the world’s most dominant Olympic sports system. The Associated Press surveyed 44 of the country’s national governing bodies (NGBs) — the organizations charged with operating […]




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WA to establish COVID-19 research fund

Western Australia will establish a multi-million-dollar fund to boost research into the coronavirus and to ramp up the state's testing regime.




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Rock blasting family, Lake Winnipeg run and crisis response team funding

Kamloops family three generations in rock blasting business, man with stage four melanoma does fund raising run across Lake Winnipeg and Ontario Mobile Crisis Response team might lose funding.



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Funding to assist aged care sector through coronavirus

The Federal Government has announced a one-off $205 million package to support the aged care sector through the coronavirus pandemic.




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Barnaby Joyce 'ignoring' South West farmers in Wellington Dam funding knock back

South West farmers accuse Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce of knocking back Wellington Dam desalination funding in favour of cash splashes in the east.




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Councillor calls for $1m drought support funding to be redirected away from his area

David Littleproud will seek a review of rainfall figures as Moyne Shire councillor Colin Ryan says his region doesn't need drought support granted by the Federal Government because his area isn't drought affected.




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Drought assistance allocation under review as council seeks to reject $1m funding

A regional council looks set to hand back $1 million in drought funding as the Federal Government concedes it needs to review how it hands out assistance to communities battling dry weather.




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Sir Charles Gardiner Hospital executive claimed $500,000 in cancer research funding, CCC finds

More than half a million dollars meant for a hospital cancer research unit was claimed in overtime and annual leave payments by an ex-manager despite records showing she was often not entitled to it, WA's corruption watchdog finds.




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Rotary Club funds 400 dementia headsets




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Queensland couple funding wedding through container refund scheme 'still going strong'

A Sunshine Coast couple who launched an ambitious campaign to pay for their dream wedding using Queensland's container refund scheme lock in a venue, celebrant and catering all paid for by the initiative.




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Federal funds rethink for regional projects

Local governments, facing uncertainty over funding for regional projects in Western Australia's south, say they are relieved the Federal Government has committed to providing the funding.




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The WA Nationals say the federal government should fund efforts to attract doctors to regional areas

Nationals MP Wendy Duncan says the State Government is paying the price for the shortage of doctors in regional Western Australia. She says the Commonwealth should fund efforts to attract doctors to regional areas.




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Local projects secure contamination clean-up funds

A number of Western Australian south-west and Great Southern projects have received funding to clean up contaminated sites.




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Funding granted for young dementia sufferers

The first government funded program to assist those affected by younger onset dementia has been announced in Albany.




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Councils keen for reinstatement of Country Local Government Fund grants

The WA Local Government Association (WALGA) says it is hopeful regional councils which lost a combined $20 million in previously allocated funds will be given a State Government reprieve.




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Roads funding gets mixed reaction from Queensland regional leaders

Federal funding worth $185 million for Queensland's regional roads is welcomed by some local mayors but other regional leaders are concerned about some trouble spots missing out.




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Leukaemia diagnosis shocks student during coronavirus pandemic as private health fund considers covering treatment

Colombian student Angelo Romero, unable to fly home due to coronavirus, is receiving emergency treatment in a Brisbane hospital for a shock leukaemia diagnosis, concerned his private health policy won't cover it.




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Program diverting regional teenagers away from juvenile justice scores funding

Youth taking part in the Down The Track initiative can learn how to shear sheep, get a certificate in agriculture and can learn hospitality skills for at least another 12 months.




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Prime Minister and NSW Premier announce $1b funding for Wyangala, Dungowan dam projects

The Prime Minister and NSW Premier announce a $1 billion joint investment to upgrade the Wyangala Dam and build a new one at Dungowan to help drought-devastated NSW regional communities.




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Regional Express pins hopes on federal funding to keep flying

Regional Express Airlines has warned the folding of its services to some regional and remote communities could effectively shut residents off from the rest of Australia, as the company waits hopefully for vital federal government funding.




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With team sports postponed indefinitely, can you get a refund?

As children's weekend sport goes on hold, many parents are wondering if they can receive a refund on the fees already paid.




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$300 million clean energy fund to back hydrogen projects

The Morrison Government is pushing ahead with a plan to become a world leading producer and exporter of hydrogen.



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Meals on Wheels surviving on bequests from deceased clients as funding stagnates: volunteer

Volunteers for Meals on Wheels say the charity is under threat with branches surviving on bequests as Federal Government funding for the service plateaus.




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WA records no new coronavirus cases for ninth time in 10 days, as research fund launched

No new COVID-19 cases were recorded as the State Government announced a multi-million-dollar medical research fund to tackle the disease.




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Summernats fraudster stole more than $160,000 from car festival to fund drug, gambling habit

A former finance officer for the Summernats car festival, who stole thousands of dollars from the business to fuel a drug habit, avoids prison time.




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SA Government refused ICAC more funds to investigate health system corruption

Letters released by the Independent Commissioner Against Corruption show he was refused $2 million to fund an evaluation of the Central Adelaide Local Health Network.




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The Bambigi Swim School started in 2018 and has since secured $21,600 in NSW Government funding.




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Kalgoorlie-Boulder council votes to give staff access to ratepayer funds for defamation cases

A council in regional Western Australia is the latest to join the list of local governments around the country to allow ratepayer money to fund defamation action against members of the public.




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Respiratory clinic for COVID-19 testing in Wodonga lands Federal Government funding

A new respiratory clinic is expected to open in Wodonga next week to assess patients with fever and respiratory symptoms who meet the government criteria for COVID-19 testing.




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Wild dog fence funding pledge of $25 million to fix 1,600km welcomed by South Australian sheep industry

The Coalition has promised to fix 1,600km of SA's dog fence if it returns to government, an announcement warmly received after almost 20,000 sheep were lost to wild dogs last year.




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Emeroo Station to shut down after funding changes make Indigenous work program unviable, says CEO

Bungala Aboriginal Corporation chief executive blames funding changes for Emeroo Indigenous station closure.




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Jill Emberson's fight for ovarian cancer research funding, because 'we can do it for our ovaries too'

What would you do if you were told you had 16 months to live? That was the harsh reality for Jill Emberson when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. With the survival rate of the disease half that of the breast cancer survival rate, she's using her last moments to make a change.




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NDIS clients call for new approach to regional transport funding

People living with disabilities in regional Australia say having their own cars would make a huge difference to their lives but access to a vehicle is simply too expensive.




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Taxpayers are funding Instagram influencers to promote tourism in the Kimberley

Government marketers are spending an increasing amount of money on bringing so-called influencers to Australia, but is it money well spent?




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More than 100 remote community school jobs at risk as Federal Government cuts key funding

Schools and remote communities across the north of Western Australia fear for their future as vital funding dries up, leaving highly-valued employees jobless.






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Federal election 2019: Major parties accused of neglecting a 'broken' National Landcare funding system

The Landcare movement has the ability to unite farmers and environmentalists, but it hasn't received much attention in an election campaign infatuated with climate change.




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Volunteer rescue groups call for greater share of ratepayer-funded Emergency Services Levy

A tax imposed on West Australian ratepayers 16 years ago to support the state's emergency services has raised more than $3 billion, but just $256 million of that has gone to bush fire brigades, and they say this is forcing them to rattle the tin for some essential equipment.




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'Disastrous' funding process blamed for 10-year wait on specialised SES equipment

The WA SES Volunteer Association hits out at department bureaucracy after a decade-long wait for equipment.




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Tasmania news: Eleanor Oakley's family reaches fundraising target for US cancer treatment

DAILY BRIEFING: The family of three-year-old Eleanor Oakley, which has been fundraising so the young girl can travel to the US to receive cancer treatment, reaches its $300,000 target.




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Tasmania news: Driver plunges over cliff, request for bushfire funds 'still being prepared'

DAILY BRIEFING: An elderly female driver has a fright after her car swerves off a road and over a cliff, and the Tasmanian Government holds off formally asking the Commonwealth to help pay for firefighting in the Wilderness World Heritage Area last summer.




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Crime Stoppers SA turns to GoFundMe crowdfunding for new campaign

Crime Stoppers SA says it has no alternative than to go cap in hand to the South Australian public amid concerns about its "declining financial situation".




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Indigenous leaders welcome ALP's federal election 2019 commitment to double IPA funding

More money has been pledged for more than 70 protected areas across the country, almost entirely in regional and remote Australia.



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SA Government accused of misleading foster carers after suspending funding for home upgrades

Foster carers have historically been able to apply for house and car upgrades to enable them to care for extra children, but the ABC can reveal the category of support was suspended in September 2018.




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Families raise funds for seizure alert dogs for children with epilepsy

Families of loved ones who live with epilepsy are now relying on trained dogs to detect their seizures, and one mother says their dog saved her son's life on multiple occasions.




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Ninety Mile Beach land dispute nears end with order for rates refund and compulsory buyout

It was spruiked as Victoria's own Gold Coast, but people who bought land along Ninety Mile Beach in the 1950s could never build on their blocks.




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Innovate UK £2.25m funds particle beams in 3D printing innovation

University of Huddersfield scientists have teamed with the Huddersfield company Reliance Precision for two successive 3D printing projects that have earned £2.25 million funding from Innovate UK.



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3D Hubs raises $18M in Series C funding to advance automation, expand services abroad

3D Hubs, an online marketplace for 3D printing services, today announced that it has raised $18 million to expand services abroad.



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