Category: Fraser Government
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Vale Bob Ellicott AC KC – Fraser Government Minister Responsible for Establishing the Australian Institute of Sport
By Greg Blood Prime Minister Malcom Fraser in late 1978 transferred the sport function to the Dept of Home Affairs under Minister Bob Ellicott. Fraser told Ellicott to “do something about sport” after Australia’s poor performances at the 1976 Olympics and 1978 Commonwealth Games. Greg Hartung in reviewing Ellicott’s period as minister stated he “left…
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Support For Athletes With A Disability: From The Ground Up …The Years Of Struggle To Be Taken Seriously
History of Australian Sport Policy Series: Part 24 By Greg Hartung AO Only one way to go Assistance for athletes with a disability has regularly featured in reports and government policy discussions. Whether this has always translated into positive outcomes is another matter altogether. This part of the sporting world was never as administratively robust…
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History of Federal Ministers of Sport and Their Shadows : Their Tenure and Significant Contribution
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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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…
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The Voice of Sport – the Story Behind the Confederation of Australian Sport: Sport Finds its Strength in the 1970s and Begins to Influence Government Policy
History of Australian Sport Policy Series: Part 10 By Greg Hartung AO Heart and soul of sport The Australian sport system is built around independent and vibrant sporting clubs which work within a sports network defined by their state and federal organisations. These, in turn, are linked to their international governing bodies. It is estimated…
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Sport and the Ministerial Revolving Door:the Ebbs and Flows of Sport Policy and Politicians -and the Confederation of Australian Sport Makes its Presence Felt.
History of Australian Sport Policy Series: Part 9 By Greg Hartung AO Ministerial “gallery” Bob Ellicott left the portfolio on 17 February 1981 after serving for two years and 74 days. Even after he left, he retained a keen interest in the future of the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS). Post Ellicott, the sport portfolio,…
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The ‘Ideas Factory’ of Australian Sport: the emergence of the Confederation of Australian Sport
History of Australian Sport Policy Series: Part 8 By Greg Hartung AO Influence from within The emergence of the Confederation of Australian Sport (CAS) as a new, and effective, sport advocacy group was having an influential political role in the formulation of sports policy from the mid-1970s. It had become the “go to” organisation for…
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Swings and Roundabouts: Different Political Philosophies
History of Australian Sport Policy Series: Part 4 By Greg Hartung AO The 1970s was a decade of change and policy experimentation for Australian sport and recreation. It was a decade in which the fundamental political ‘arm wrestle’ – ie whether the Commonwealth Government had any significant and integral role to play in leading policy…
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Sport Policy Takes Shape: Malcolm Fraser’s Impact
History of Australian Sport Policy Series: Part 3 By Greg Hartung AO Flip the coin…sport goes forwards then backwards Sports organisations had become accustomed to positive support from the Federal Government – but this was about to change with the election in December 1975 of a new federal government and the demise of the former…