Category: Shadow Minister for Sport – Barry Cohen
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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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Up For The Fight: Commonwealth Government’s First Tentative Steps Toward the Development of a National, Co-ordinated Approach to Fitness, Recreation and Community Sport
History of Australian Sport Policy Series: Part 1 By Greg Hartung AO It was the threat of World War II which provided the stimulus for the Australian Government to take the first tentative steps toward the development of a national, co-ordinated approach to fitness, recreation and community sport. The Second World War — and Australia’s perceived…