Category: Government Policy
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Sport and the 2022 Australian Federal Election
By Greg Blood Who said sport and politics don’t or should not mix? In many ways, sport and politics has become more intertwined in recent years. This has occurred through linking political/social issues such as same sex marriage, racism and climate change, “sport-barreling” and more recently transgender issues in sport. In 2021, Prime Minister Morrison…
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History of Federal Ministers of Sport and Their Shadows : Their Tenure and Significant Contribution – Updated May 2025
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 Fight To Be Heard! How Athletes With A Disability Made Their Way In Australian Sport…defeat was never an option for our pioneers
History of Australian Sport Policy series: Part 25 By Greg Hartung AO Partners in the long campaign The pioneers who advanced the interests of people with disabilities in sport during the 1970s and early 1980s were the members of the government-appointed National Committee on Sport and Recreation for the Disabled (NCSRD) and the non-government Australian…
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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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Crusade to Attract Non-Government Cash to the Aid of Sport – and High Hopes for the Australian Sports Foundation
The Foundation was established as an essential part of the Australian Sports Commission History of Australian Sport Policy Series: Part 22 By Greg Hartung AO Australian Sports Aid Foundation: the origin The Parliamentary enquiry into sport funding, chaired by Labor’s Leo McLeay, threatened to turn the case against the introduction of a Sports Foundation promised…
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The Idea of an Australian National Sports Lottery Has a Long – and Disappointing – History …but History has Proved No Impediment to Old Arguments in the Quest for the Non-government Dollar
History of Australian sport policy series: Part 21 By Greg Hartung AO A long search for El Dorado Governments and national sport organisations have for decades longed for a source of reliable funds independent of the federal budget. Ray Groom, Tasmanian Liberal and former AFL footballer, became responsible for sport policy when he succeeded Kevin…
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A Forced Marriage – the Australian Sports Commission and the Australian Institute Of Sport Tie The Knot
History of Australian Sport Policy Series: Part 20 By Greg Hartung AO The Merger As forced marriages go, the “merger” of the Australian Sports Commission and the Australian Institute of Sport in 1988 produced a reasonable administrative outcome, albeit not a lot of love. It was described as a merger of the two agencies but…
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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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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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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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