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8m ago19.50 EDTJo Khan
Fifa to release more Women’s World Cup tickets
Fifa will release nearly 250,000 additional Women’s World Cup tickets next Tuesday, with seats available for all 64 matches.
The ticket release will include some seats with “obstructed views” which will be 50% cheaper than non-obstructed seats in the same price category.
With 48 days to go until kick-off, Fifa’s chief women’s football officer, Sarai Bareman, said fans from more than 150 countries had so far bought tickets for the tournament.
Many matches in both host countries have experienced significant interest and sales demand, so we trust that this latest supply of tickets will enable some truly passionate fans to secure seats at matches that they may have missed out on so far.
This round of extra tickets will go on sale at midday 6 June, and Fifa said more may be released in the coming weeks.
The Matildas will play France in Melbourne on 14 July for their final game before the World Cup.
Hey Melbs – who’s coming next month? 🙋♀️
🇦🇺 v 🇫🇷 14.07.23 – @marvelstadiumau
🎟️ https://t.co/jrlpQFZKjA#WeAreMatildas #AUSvFRA pic.twitter.com/HI2HhFUZOZ
— CommBank Matildas (@TheMatildas) June 1, 2023Updated at 19.55 EDT12m ago19.46 EDT
Australia will not do free trade deal with EU ‘for the sake of doing a deal’, says trade minister
Australia will not sign a free trade agreement with the European Union “at any cost”, the trade minister, Don Farrell, has told Senate estimates. He said:
If the Europeans play too hard, well then we won’t have an agreement.
We’re not going to do a deal just for the sake of doing a deal … but we do want one. It’s going to be good for Australian businesses if we can get a satisfactory deal.
Farrell will travel to Europe tomorrow to discuss the FTA. He said the sticking points from the EU side were geographical indicators – meaning they want to protect names such as prosecco – and the luxury car tax.
You can get all the good cheese on the EU FTA here:
Hard cheese for Australian producers as they fear losing naming rights in EU trade talksRead moreUpdated at 19.54 EDT14m ago19.44 EDT
Independent schools losing tax exemption may also be hit with two more taxes if payrolls more than $10m
The secretary of Victoria’s department of treasury and finance, David Martine, has confirmed schools that will no longer be exempt from payroll tax may also have to pay two other taxes – “the Covid debt” and mental health levies – if their payrolls are over $10m.
As revealed in the budget, from July, businesses that pay more than $10m in wages nationally…
2023-06-01 18:46:17
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