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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 government has released a discussion paper for the latest national sport strategy. Will this one be more effective than previous attempts? Probably not.
Sponsorship from fossil-fuel companies is worth millions to Australian sport. But growing opposition from the public and athletes themselves may force sports to rethink these deals.
We found 81% of gender-diverse people reported experiencing violence from a coach.
The business model of the AFL and NRL is simple: attract a television audience, sell that audience to advertisers. To do that they need crowds.
Foreign interest in American football tells us a lot about what is happening to sport in the 21st century.
Sport is a dominant thread in Australia’s cultural DNA. But it’s also divisive.
Wallaby and Waratahs player Israel Folau’s recent comments about gay people are just one example of the homophobia in Australian sport. Recent research suggests the problem is widespread.
Australia finished tenth on the medal table in the Rio 2016 Games, well below what the nation’s latest funding strategy had led people to expect.
Australia has struggled to win Olympic medals after the success in Sydney in 2000. But there’s hope that may change as we head towards the Rio games in 2016.
Australia sent 417 athletes to the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games – its largest ever contingent – and based on our 2008 Beijing and 2012 London Olympic Games competitors, around 40% are university…
Some 71 nations will participate in the 2014 Commonwealth Games, starting on Wednesday in Glasgow – so what are Australia’s chances? Many countries – including Australia – are sending their largest ever…
For those well-versed in football and Australian sport, the Australian national team’s early exit from the World Cup should come as no surprise. The three losses – to Chile, the Netherlands and Spain…
Australia will soon begin its fourth football World Cup finals campaign – the third successive tournament it has qualified for – with group stage matches against Chile, the Netherlands and Spain. While…
The “crisis” in Australian sport in 2013 prompted calls for change to rebuild integrity and public trust. But while beefing up policing and instituting harsher penalties seems to be a natural reaction…
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Associate Professor of Sport Management, Bond Business School, Bond University
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Professor of International Sport Business, Head of Sport Business Insights Group, Victoria University
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