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CEO announced for ABEA

CEO announced for ABEA

The first chief executive of the just-launched Australian Business Events Association (ABEA) comes to the role with international experience....

Victoria pulls out of hosting 2026 Commonwealth Games

The Victorian Premier made the announcement this morning citing a huge increase to the expected cost of the event....
Shock and disappointment: Reactions to the cancellation of Victoria’s Commonwealth Games

Shock and disappointment: Reactions to the cancellation of Victoria’s Commonwealth Games

There’s been an interesting mix of reactions to yesterday’s announcement that the Commonwealth Games won't go ahead in Victoria in 2026....
Victorian Government continues to cop flak for Games cancellation

Victorian Government continues to cop flak for Games cancellation

The Victorian state government has continued to take a battering as some in Sydney see opportunity....
Conference bringing 2,000 international delegates to Australia next week

Conference bringing 2,000 international delegates to Australia next week

The biomedical engineering conference will see more than 2,300 delegates meet in Sydney next week....
Former premier becomes chair of Venues NSW

Former premier becomes chair of Venues NSW

A former premier of New South Wales will helm the board of the organisation which oversees some of the state’s largest venues....
Major boost to aviation links between China and New Zealand

Major boost to aviation links between China and New Zealand

Air New Zealand has scaled its Auckland-Shanghai route up to daily return flights between the two cities while Air China has resumed flying to New Auckland for the first time...
Wellington preparing for its biggest ever business events showcase

Wellington preparing for its biggest ever business events showcase

With the second of New Zealand’s next-gen convention centres, Wellington’s Tākina, holding its first test events this month, including a trans-Tasman psychology symposium for around 500 delegates, New Zealand’s capital...
Northern Territory budget yields $35.5 million for the visitor economy

Northern Territory budget yields $35.5 million for the visitor economy

With the 2023-2024 territory budget handed down today, the Northern Territory Government has earmarked $35.5 million over two years to support the recovery and growth of the region’s visitor economy...
Peter King on his new role at ABEA

Peter King on his new role

It was only in the past three or four weeks that Peter King, former chief executive of Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC), was asked to consider becoming the chairperson...
Auckland to host experience design event in late 2023

Auckland to host experience design event in late 2023

Auckland will host the fourth iteration of the 7 Experiences Summit over four days in November and December this year, which is expected to bring together 200 delegates from the...
New $250 million hotel and conference venue proposed for Geelong

New $250 million hotel and conference venue proposed for Geelong

Since it was announced that Geelong would get its own convention and exhibition centre and would play a major hosting role for the 2026 Commonwealth Games, private developers have expressed...