'Things changed': indoor sports venue crisis hits huge pricing surge 'We understand this update may be disappointing.' The Canberra Times · Sep 8
Abused AIS athletes receive more than $3m restoration About 225 former Australian Institute of Sport athletes have received a collective $3 million in restoration for abuse suffered at the sporting hub. AAP · Aug 26
Mega gallery: Records smashed across Canberra as southside students blitz the track See the 280+ photos of the Canberra south's regional carnival. The Canberra Times · Aug 18
‘It’s pressure to not let people down’: Lydia Williams makes leap from goalline to boardroom The former Matildas goalkeeper will carry experience as a women’s football trailblazer into a new role as a director of the Australian Sports Commission The Guardian - AU · Feb 14, 2025
You’re playing (or watching) sport and someone blurts out a racial slur. The next 60 seconds are crucial In October last year, the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) launched Dealing with the Moment: Anti-Racism in Community Sport, a free online course designed to help community coaches, parents, umpires and players respond to racism in sport. The Conversation · Feb 12, 2025
Advice to Scott Morrison at centre of five-year legal battle that cost taxpayers $400,000 finally released ‘Transparency warrior’ obtains release of advice written by then attorney general Christian Porter over authority of minister to direct $100m sports grants The Guardian - AU · Jan 24, 2025
Paris is adding another page to Paralympic history but what will its legacy be? A record 4,400 athletes from more than 160 countries are competing in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, with 549 medal events across 22 sports. The Conversation · Sep 4, 2024
First dates and the Olympic effect: why climbing is booming in Canberra Many start a relationship on the rocks. It's only up from there. The Canberra Times · Aug 7, 2024
The new national plan for sport has no measurable targets - exactly how politicians like it The federal minister for sport, Anika Wells, recently launched a discussion paper for a new National Plan for Sport, which will be the fourth such plan produced since 2001. The Conversation · Dec 13, 2023
‘It’s a complete frenzy’: Matildas mania grips Australia Women’s World Cup fever soars as the co-hosts gear up to play rivals England for a place in the final. Al Jazeera · Aug 15, 2023
Australia’s peak sports body OKs transwomen competing – with conditions The Australian Sports Commission's latest gender-diverse inclusion document has endorsed testosterone limits for transwomen in elite sports The New Daily · Jun 16, 2023
Naomi was abused by her coaches at the Australian Institute of Sport, now she's receiving compensation for psychological harm Naomi Lee was abused by her elite gymnastics coaches between the ages of 11 and 14. The Australian Sports Commission will now compensate her for the psychological harm she suffered. ABC News · Jun 2, 2023
Teens stepping up to fill umpiring gap, Australian Sports Commission says More than one million people in Australia volunteer in sports as an official and almost 15 per cent are teenagers, according to the Australian Sports Commission. ABC News · Apr 30, 2023