Category: Government Policy
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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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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…
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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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Our Sport System Shapes Up: Politics, Programs and Progress – Tracking the Evolution of Australian Sport Policy
History of Australian Sport Series: Part 7 By Greg Hartung AO Mixed Fortunes The deliberations of the Australian Sports Council through the 1970s and the developmental work of the Department under Minister Stewart defined the core elements of what was emerging as the Australian sports system. Our sporting organisation architecture and program delivery was taking…
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Sport Policy Plays Catch-up: The Australian Sports Council
History of Australian Sport Series: Part 6 By Greg Hartung AO In the early years of the 1970s, there was a rush to get things done: sport policy had languished as a policy afterthought but now there was the political energy, and will, to make a difference. In 1973, Australia’s first Sport Minister, Frank Stewart…
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