Jun 16, 2026 – 5.50pmSoaring public liability insurance bills are hitting businesses and not-for-profits, with warnings that adventure tourism, music festivals and volunteer activities such as Scouts could all be off the cards if Australia follows the United States and becomes an increasingly litigious society.Neville Tomkins, who chairs the internal governance committee of Scouts Australia, said that one state branch of the organisation had seen a 168 per cent increase in public liability insurance last year, with an average increase of 35 per cent across its branches nationwide. “As a not-for-profit community-based organisation, we cannot sustain that,” he said.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Soaring insurance bills means ‘fun stuff is going to get cancelled’
A senior Scouts Australia figure said one state branch of the volunteer organisation had seen the cost of public liability cover rise 168 per cent last year.
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