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It Comes in Threes! The ASC Confronts more Road Blocks to Secure Its Role as the Peak Federal Sports Agency
…the ASC overcomes early setbacks History of Australian Sport Policy Series: Part 19 By Greg Hartung AO It was never going to be an easy road for the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) to establish itself, but no-one could have foreseen the depth and scope of the challenges waiting for the Commission when the detailed concept…
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From Sporting Cripples to Powerful Advocates – How the Paralympic Movement Arrived at its Alcott Moment.
By Greg Blood and Tony Naar The announcement of Dylan Alcott as 2022 Australian of the Year is a significant milestone. Alcott became the first Australian with a visible disability to be awarded this honour. Not only that, but Alcott is a Paralympian, the first to be honoured as Australian of the Year in the…
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The New Australian Sports Commission Hits the Ground Running with Landmark Programs to Develop Australian Sport in the 1980’s
…and answers its detractors with real results History of Australian Sport Policy Series: Part 18 By Greg Hartung AO The 1980’s policy scorecard Despite the challenges posed internally and externally, the emerging Australian Sports Commission (ASC) made considerable progress spearheaded by a new national flagship program “Aussie Sports”, a modified rules program designed to encourage…
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Stocktake of Australian sport Presidents/Chairs 2000-2023 – Updated 11 December 2022
By Greg Blood National Sports Organisation (NSO) Presidents/Chairs these days frequently have to manage crises in their sport. Following on from my recent stocktake of NSO CEO’s, I have drawn up a list of NSO Presidents/Chairs since 2000 to recognise their service to the Australian sport system. The complexity of the role of the modern day…
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History of Australian Sport Policy Series
By Greg Hartung AO Background and Context My purpose in compiling this series of papers is to trace the evolution of sports policy in Australia, and to acknowledge those who have been instrumental in framing this history. For a country with our deep interest in sport — bordering on obsession — our understanding and appreciation…
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Reflecting on Australian Sport in 2021 – Another Year of Living with Covid
By Greg Blood 2021 was another difficult year for athletes, coaches and administrators. It is worthwhile documenting how Australian sport managed the many obstacles thrown up by COVID and the achievements of Australian athletes and teams. A major change during 2021 has been Sport Integrity Australia taking charge of major integrity issues that have beset…
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The New Broom At CAS Wins Support – CAS Again Becomes A Key Influencer in National Sport Sports Policy At A Critical Time in Sport
The Target 2000 agenda looks to the future History of Australian sport policy series: Part 17 By Greg Hartung AO In it together The change in leadership and policy direction in 1988-89 won CAS long overdue support from the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) — and it heralded the end of the debilitating conflict which had…
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Australian First Female Paralympic Marathon Gold Medallist: Jan Randles Journey
By Jan Randles I was born on the 23rd of August 1945 in Melbourne, Australia. In 1974, while enjoying a very successful career as an Advertising Art Director both in Melbourne and overseas, I went to Bali on a holiday, where I fell off a motor bike down a cliff and broke my back. Looking…
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The Confederation of Australian Sport Licks Its Wounds After Its Disastrous Brawl with the Australian Sports Commission in 1987 …. It Was To Be a Long Road Back for CAS
History of Australian sport series: Part 16 By Greg Hartung AO CAS attempts recovery In the pursuit of benefits for sport, the Confederation of Australian Sport (CAS) was never afraid of a fight — even though it sometimes lacked subtlety. However, the failed campaign to join with the Federal Liberal/National Opposition in Canberra to crush…
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Another Attempt to Kill Off the Australian Sports Commission: the 1987 Federal Election Campaign Unfolds as a Sport “Slugfest” Between Supporters and Opponents of the ASC
History of Australian Sport Series: Part 15 By Greg Hartung AO Down and Dirty in 1987 In addition to political changes — or perhaps as a consequence of them — the election year 1987 provided no respite for the Commission. Liberal MP, Peter Reith — who was now the Opposition spokesperson on Sport, Recreation and…