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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…
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The Australian Sports Commission finishes on top… for now: The ASC survives sustained attack to become a Statutory Authority
History of Australian Sport Series: Part 14 By Greg Hartung AO CAS mobilises opposition to the ASC The Commission emerged from its interim status and effectively became an autonomous body from September 1984, albeit still operating within the offices of the Department pending the successful passage of its own legislation through Parliament. It was a…
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History of Federal Ministers of Sport and Their Shadows : Their Tenure and Significant Contribution – Updated 2023
By Greg Blood The development of sport in Australia since 1972 has been significantly progressed by Federal Ministers of Sport and at times Shadow Ministers of Sport. Listed are Federal Ministers of Sport and their Shadows since 1972. The objective of this list was to look at the longevity of Ministers and highlighting significant policies…
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What led to the creation of the ASC…Supporters and Opponents of a Sports Commission line up for a titanic ‘for and against’ struggle
History of Australian Sport Series: Part 13 By Greg Hartung AO Rocky road ahead The drafting of a sport policy was the easy part of the creation of the Australian Sports Commission. The navigation of the political, bureaucratic and sporting landscapes would prove to be infinitely more difficult. This essay — the latest in my…
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Who Were the Former ASC CEO’s and AIS Director’s? Do Their Backgrounds Provide Insights Into Experience and Qualities of Required for 2022 ASC and AIS Leadership Positions.
By Greg Blood Two important and critical Australian Government sport leadership positions – Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) and Director of the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) – have recently been advertised. It is worth reflecting on the previous occupants of these critical positions and their background prior to their appointment.…
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The Australian Sports Commission and its political struggles: John Brown and Bob Hawke introduce a new era in Australian sport policy
History of Australian Sports Policy Series: Part 12 By Greg Hartung AO The genesis of the Australian Sports Commission had its roots in the Australian Labor Party’s sports policy released during the 1983 Australian Federal election campaign. The John Brown Influence John Brown was elected to the marginal Labor Sydney seat of Parramatta in 1977…
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The Sport Lobby Gathers Strength: How Confederation of Australian Sport Took Up the Fight with Canberra
History of Australian Sport Policy Series: Part 11 By Greg Hartung AO Confederation builds its influence To be politically effective, the Confederation adopted an ambitious two-part strategy: it had to build a powerful membership base of national sport federations and it needed a challenging and convincing policy agenda which political parties could not easily…