A speaking event featuring former AFL player Ben Cousins has been scrapped at a Ballarat hotel. This move came after community backlash. This is the second time a scheduled appearance for Cousins has been cancelled in the past few days. Community outrage led to the decision to cancel. The hotel reversed the booking. The latest scrapping follows a previous cancellation earlier in the week. Cousins was planned to talk at the venue. Event organizers said they heard the anger from the community.
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