Many fans support diversity and inclusivity initiatives in sports but others don’t. New research shows why this happens, and what can be done to garner more widespread support.
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Skinfold tests were once a staple of AFL fitness assessments, but are now banned for junior athletes. Is this a sign footballers have ‘gone soft’, or is there good reason for it?
For decades, some sports have fostered a win-at-all-costs culture, with concussion often an afterthought. But there are signs that attitude is changing.
Tasmania is set to become the AFL’s 19th team and the league is likely to expand again at some point, which begs the question: where should the 20th club be based?
From what sports you can watch with an old aerial, to what apps you’ll see when you switch on a new smart TV – sports lovers can expect big changes ahead.
The AFL may appoint independent doctors at games to assess players for potential head injuries – can this help the concussion issue?
The AFL has had several cocaine-centred controversies recently, but why is the drug considered performance enhancing?
The confidential, medical nature of the AFL’s illicit drug policy has triggered critics – is the policy working, and how can it be improved?
The AFL’s newest team, the Tasmania Devils, launched on Monday night, drawing on its rich football history in a blaze of myrtle green, primrose yellow and rose red.
Playwright Nathan Maynard uses the story of Adam Goodes to explore race in a local footy club.
New research sheds light on the reasons why many people dislike sport in a sport-mad nation.
It’s been over a decade since either club last won a premiership. Both teams have experienced plenty of lows since then.
Pundits had suggested a strong World Cup performance was vital for the health of the game. The horror result in France will put even more pressure on the sport to reform to stay relevant.
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy is often assumed to be a disease which develops later in life, but a new study clearly shows it can start early in the brains of young athletes.
African teams take the football world cup by storm.
While sports bodies are notable advocates of a Voice to parliament, they might want to consider how much of a voice Indigenous athletes have in their own organisation.
While it was hoped that having an AFL team at last would bring Tasmanians together, some believe it has split them politically.
After eight months of an inquiry there are ‘no adverse findings’ against former Hawthorn staff.
No one can say Australian sport is worse off without tobacco ads. We can protect a new generation of young sports fans from harm by following other nations’ lead – and phasing out gambling ads.
Bus rapid transit is more than a way to get thousands of people to the game. Used in cities globally as an alternative to light rail, it can be a cost-effective way to transform cities for the better.
Principales colaboradores
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Associate Professor of Sport Management, University of Technology Sydney
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Research Fellow, Institute for Health & Sport, member of the Community, Identity and Displacement Research Network, and Co-convenor of the Olympic Research Network, Victoria University
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Senior Lecturer in Sport Management, Deakin University
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Senior Lecturer, First Year College, Victoria University
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Aboriginal Studies, Curtin University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Business, Western Sydney University
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Senior Lecturer, La Trobe University
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Professor of Media and Communications, Monash University
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Digital journalism coordinator, Monash University
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Industry Professor and Chief Economist, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Law, Victoria University
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Senior Lecturer and Associate, Monash Centre for Commercial Law and Regulatory Studies, Monash University
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Visiting Fellow, La Trobe University
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Head Of Department in Department of Sport & Event Management, Bournemouth University
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The University of Queensland
