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Pay war on ice as Australia's netball stars sign truce

Australia's Super Netball players will receive better pay and more time off under a new 12-month deal, but they eventually want a revenue-sharing model.

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Designers Respond After Female Athletes’ Mid-Match Wardrobe Malfunctions Spark Backlash Against Unusual Uniforms

After fans claimed the female athletes were constantly adjusting their uniforms, the players’ union in Australia finally weighed in on the controversy.

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Elite netballers reveal distress after singer who pleaded guilty to domestic violence performs at grand final

Netball Australia says it will strengthen event protocols to prevent future issues after it was revealed Siala Robson pleaded guilty to two assault charges in 2024

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Money worries top Super Netball player concerns: survey

The first anonymous survey of Super Netballers, conducted by the Australian Netball Players' Association, has found money their biggest challenge.

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Netball Aust accused of mishandling bullying complaint

Ex-Firebird Remi Kamo and the Australian Netball Players' Association believe an independent investigation into the Queensland club's culture was mishandled.

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Toll on players revealed in Netball Australia pay fight

A bitter pay dispute with Netball Australia has left many players in tears and forced some to sleep in cars, according to union boss Kathryn Harby-Williams.

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Super players reject latest Netball Australia pay offer

Super players have rejected Netball Australia's latest pay offer, with former Diamonds captain Liz Ellis saying the offer by the governing body is "offensive".

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Mavericks confident on players despite netball pay row

Despite no end in sight for the players' contract dispute, incoming Super Netball club Melbourne Mavericks are optimistic about their athlete recruitment.

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‘Here if you need’: Cricketers’ support of netballers is an extraordinary act of solidarity

The creation of a fund to help financially stricken athletes in another code represents an unprecedented moment of sporting unanimity

The Guardian - AU

Australian cricketers go into bat for netballers with ‘fighting fund’

Super Netball players have been out of contract since September 30 during ongoing dispute

The Independent UK

Australian cricketers dip into pocket to support netballers amid pay dispute

An unprecedented financial fund has been created to aid netball players who are unable to sign new contracts with CPA talks deadlocked

The Guardian - AU

Aussie cricketers dip into pocket to support netballers

Australia's netballers have been promised financial support from the nation's cricketers, amid an ugly pay dispute with Netball Australia.

AAP

Diamonds won't be distracted by pay dispute: captain

The Diamonds will start their Constellation Cup series against New Zealand amid a pay dispute between Super Netball players and Netball Australia.

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Australian netball finds itself in a crisis partly of its own making

As Super Netball looks to the 2024 season, no players have contracts while they fight for a share of the funds they bring in to the sport

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Diamonds set for Netball World Cup after contract deal

Netball Australia has agreed to extend the existing Diamonds agreements past the World Cup to allow a team to be announced for next month's event.

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Not all pregnancies are being treated equally in Super Netball

The Super Netball league was the first club sport in Australia to introduce a parental policy for its players but — as negotiations kick-off for the sport's next collective bargaining agreement — there is one key component that needs to be revisited.

ABC News

Netball Australia faces funding crisis after Hancock Prospecting withdrawal as other sports warn of damage from saga

The decision of Hancock Prospecting to withdraw sponsorship presents a financial crisis for Netball Australia, as the sport's authorities take criticism for their handling of the issue and failure to listen to players' concerns, writes Tracey Holmes.

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Tension mounts as relationship between Super Netball players and Netball Australia reaches boiling point

Super Netball players remain shut out of the boardroom with no say on the big decisions regarding Australia's elite domestic competition, as the sport faces financial collapse. They say now is the time to take their deserved seat at the table after a series of controversial moves from the sport's…

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