Enlightening expose of how the gambling industry lacks regulation and exploits addicts by Steve Cannane 4 Corners Hawke govt banned tobacco advertising in sport - time for Albanese govt to ban gambling advertising & professional sport to stop relying on gambling advertising

THIS makes no sense ... unless there's a 60% cut in funding coming to the men's/boys/ programs too. michaelwest.com.au/ice-hockey-ass… ping IIHF AUS Olympic Team Australian Human Rights Commission Fair Work Ombudsman #WomensWorlds

Definetely work watching Channel 9 Sydney : the Best Ever - reflective interviews from Australian athletes & gold medallists nineforbrands.com.au/media-release/…

The ‘Sydney 2000: The Best Ever’ doco is an excellent production from Nine WWOS. Cathy Freeman, Ian Thorpe, Susie O’Neill et al the athletes take you deep inside while the genius of John Coates is subtly weaved throughout.

I hope it includes his contribution to sport australiansportreflections.com/2023/09/26/gou…

AFL revenue with grants/AFL revenue with no grants/ NRL revenue. In percentage terms the NRL is improving, in actual dollars, the gap in 2024 (last year of the 2023-24 deal extension) was the widest since 2017 - the first year of the AFL deal for 2017-2022. While the NRL

Another good article by Kieran Pender - this time looking at lack of diversity in swimming in Australia theguardian.com/sport/2025/oct…

Sports Referee issues 1915, 1919 and 1921-33 has been added to Trove - covers sport in Queensland trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/titl…

Great 1975 exhibition at @nla - great to see this photo of Ruby Robinson a significant leader in sport and highlighted the”kitchen table” nature of sport administration at the time

Worth a read: This study by Dr Hunter Fujak & Sarah Wymer adopts agenda-setting theory to examine how emergentAustralian women’s professional sports leagues have impacted thedistribution of media coverage between genders and sports. In doing so, it assesses how these leagues have

For all of Whitlams flaws - he took Australia into a new world in many ways due to Coalition in power for 20 plus years - lesson is don’t have a major party in Govt for too long - Whitlam had too much to do

Great to see Ben Alexander nominated for ACT Local Hero for 2026 Australian of the Year Awards - promoting issues surrounding athletes and mental health and setting up Running for Resilience

“Canada's Olympians, along with other athletes, were left on the outside during Tuesday’s budget announcement by the federal government, despite a push in recent months by the Canadian Olympic Committee and national sport organizations for more resources.” cbc.ca/sports/olympic…

Late Graham Richardson was the Federal Minister for Sport for just over 2 years. As minister in Hawke Government, he injected the most significant investment into sport up until 1990

The world’s best Boccia athletes came together in Canberra 🇦🇺 For the first time in 12 years, Australia hosted an internationally sanctioned Boccia event - the World Boccia Challenger. #Boccia #Paralympics

On the 50th anniversary of the dismissal of Whitlam Govt - it’s worth reflecting on how it proceeded to have government assist in the development of sport - start of the modern Australian sport system australiansportreflections.com/2023/09/26/gou…

#CricketSportsMedicine link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9… got its first mention in a news article this week at theconversation.com/australias-rel… and we held a Sydney launch at the Sydney Cricket Ground during NSWBlues vs Cricket Victoria Shield game, about a dozen coauthors attended

One for my #PMandsport research project

Congrats to two ACT sports icons in 2025 ACT Australian of Year Awards - Heather Reid AM and Ben Alexander Both have made the ACT a better place to live through their contribution to sport & fitness australianoftheyear.org.au/news-and-media…

Enjoyed the premiere of Changing Track in Canberra - insightful doco on the journey of several AUS Paralympic Team track cyclist in lead up to Paris 2024 - elite athletes that have overcome many set backs. Must watch sports doco.