Game, set and cash
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The Goodwill Games offer money to athletes rather than cachet. It was started by Ted Turner and the event invites the world's best athletes to participate. Goodwill Games will be held in Brisbane, Australia, in 2001. Although the games have been criticized for their commercialism and large prize money than representing a country, officials of Goodwill Games believe the event is not as corrupt as Olympics and the games are about kindness and goodwill.
Publication Name: The Bulletin with Newsweek
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1440-7485
Year: 1999
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The flimsy frontier
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Torres Strait, off the coast of Queensland, Australia, has become the nation's busiest entry for illegal aliens and controlled substances. The Australian Customs Service plans to spend most of the $6.7 mil allocated for drug control on patrolling the Torres Strait, but factors such as easy access, lack of enforcement from Papua New Guinea (PNG), and high volumes of cannabis grown in PNG, make law enforcement difficult.
Publication Name: The Bulletin with Newsweek
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1440-7485
Year: 1998
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Kernot's Dickson dilemma
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Cheryl Kernot may not obtain the federal Queensland seat of Dickson, from which her Labor career in federal parliament was to be launched. Kernot is viewed as an outsider and has demonstrated unfamiliarity with the area on some occasions. The seat has supported ultra-conservative Yvonne Chapman whose popularity continues despite extreme views on guns and gays.
Publication Name: The Bulletin with Newsweek
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1440-7485
Year: 1998
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