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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20 Mar 2023: Sport Australia, YouTube, (30 July 2017). Kate Palmer, CEO Sport Australia (formerly Australian Sports Commission), explains the need for a standardised approach to physical literacy for all Australians. ... Multi-sport, multi-skill focus. Physical
15 Feb 2024: Support staff. Warwick Forbes (Head Coach - Men). Ju Ping Tian (Head Coach - Women). ... Frances Crampton (Women). Xiong Song Liang (Women). Mark Calton (Women). Paul Szyjko (Men).
15 Feb 2024: Support staff. Warwick Forbes (Head Coach - Men). Ju Ping Tian (Head Coach - Women). ... Women (12th). Kirsty-Leigh Brown. Nicole Kantek. Ruth Moniz. Men (16th). Damien Crozier.
15 Feb 2024: Support staff. Warwick Forbes (Head Coach - Men). Ju Ping Tian (Head Coach - Women). ... Wang Gui Ping (Women). Vladimir Vatkin (Men). Yu Bo (Men). Athletes - Men.
14 Feb 2024: Support staff. Ian Stacker (Men's Head Coach). Phil Brown (Women's Head Coach). ... Kristy Flores (Women's Coach). Paul Gorris (Men's Coach). Peta Sinclair (Scholarship Coach).
12 Feb 2024: Women's team represented Australia at the Oceania Championships, won the final against Fiji. ... Brendan Flynn (Head Women's Coach). Jenny Cheesman (Women's Coach). Phil Smyth (Men's Coach).
6 Feb 2024: Esa Peltola - Sports Science/Medicine Coordinator and Sprints Coach. Scott Steele - Scholarship Coach. ... Jane Saville - Gold Women’s 10km Walk. Lisa-Marie Vizaniari (Former) - Silver Women’s Discus.
12 Feb 2024: Support staff. Gordon McLeod (Men's Head Coach). Phil Brown (Women's Head Coach). ... Mark Watkins (Men's Coach). Frank Arsego (Men's Coach). Mike McHugh (Women's Coach).
12 Feb 2024: Rohanee Cox won the 1997 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander National Junior Sports Woman award. ... Phil Brown (Women's Head Coach). Debbie Cook (Women's Coach). Tim Mallon (Scholarship Coach).
15 Feb 2024: Kazuya Honda (Head Coach - Women). Kim Dowdell (Women). Paul Szyjko (Men). ... Adam Simmonds. Wayne Van Moorsel. Athletes - Women. Heidi Amundsen. Keri Battersby.