In Australia, women are under-represented in organised sport—as participants, coaches, officials, administrators, and board members—when compared to their male cohort. A variety of strategies exist to help equalise opportunities for girls and women, however, concerns continue on how gender bias may prevent them from receiving the full benefits sport and physical activity (PA) can offer.
Read moreIn practical terms ‘sport’ is defined by its social interpretation as well as its strong association with physical exertion and performance measures. What we perceive as ‘sport’ in one instance may not be in another; sport takes on many forms and is constantly changing based upon societal norms, trends, and new directions.
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18 Oct 2021: Message from Sport Australia Chairperson’s Report. A message from the Chair of the Australian Sports Commission – Josephine Sukkar AM. ... be part of a sports community, in any role they see fit to participate, enjoys the extraordinary benefits and
2 Feb 2014: The Australian Sports Commission looks forward to working with all sporting organisations, the state and territory institutes and academies of sport and state and territory departments of sport and recreation, to ... www.ausport.gov.auAUSTRALIAN SPORTS
24 Feb 2014: The APC manages five Paralympic sports in-house – winter sport, wheelchair rugby, goalball, boccia and powerlifting. ... Sports use either numbers or letters as the system of classification in their sport.
6 Apr 2004: The Australian Sports Commission continuedto provide funding for SLSA’s HighPerformance Program, sport development andthe Beach to Bush / School Surf Leagueprograms through the Targeted Sports. ... Strategic Performance Outcomes – A Snapshot.
18 Oct 2021: Our Women Leaders in Sport program and the AIS Talent program provide opportunities for women to progress their professional development in all roles across sport. ... Surfing Australia with the support of a Move It Aus Participation Grant from Sport Aus
18 Nov 2021: The establishment of a national gender equality taskforce to create a Women and Girls plan continues to drive change and opportunity across our sport. ... TRAILBLAZING AUSTRALIANS HONOURED The role that Judy Dalton and Kerry Reid played in shaping tennis
26 Oct 2012: It is two years since the Australian Government delivered its new vision for sport in ‘Australian Sport: The Pathway to Success’ and substantially increased ongoing funding to the Australian Sports Commission. ... WINNING PARTNERSHIP. The Australian
1 Nov 2007: Cricket named Australia’s most popular sport;• Record attendances at international matches;• Participation increase to consolidate the gains made in 2005-06;• Continued success of Australian men’s and women’s ... Cricket named Australia’s
31 Oct 2016: The Australian Sports Commission has acknowledged our new focus on this area of the sport, which saw our funding grow from $16,200 to $50,000 during the year which has ... All of which is taking the sport to a higher level of professionalism.
7 Dec 2021: Message from Sport Australia It has been a watershed year for the Australian Sports Commission. ... Australian Sport Foundation donations management and administration. • Sport Australia National Sports Plan / Changes to Future Funding Arrangements.