Sports policies in Australia focus on increasing participation at the grassroots. Arts policies tend to talk not so much about participation, but about audiences.
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For Olympic sports to thrive, the government must commit and find additional financing, notably through the private sector and sponsorship.
Measuring the success of the Australian team at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang may still be aligned to the ambitious Winning Edge targets.
It’s not out of reach for the Australian Winter Olympic team to meet the Winning Edge targets of a top-15 finish on the medal tally.
The first step in reviving a lost sporting culture is to involve young Australians in working out why sport has lost its appeal and how to reverse the decline in youth participation.
Don’t be alarmed: it’s no more dangerous than other sports, and in fact, it’s actually good for your health.
Proposals to introduce a national sport lottery system in Australia are not new.
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Associate Professor of Sport Management, Bond Business School, Bond University
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Professor in Human Geography, Royal Holloway University of London
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Professor, Head of School, School of Architecture, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Skill Acquisition and Motor Control, University of Technology Sydney
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Emeritus Professor and Senior Honorary Research Fellow, The University of Western Australia
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Enseignant-chercheur, UFR des Sciences de l'Education, de la Formation et du Sport, Université Gaston Berger
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Professor of Public Health, Assistant Deputy Vice-chancellor Research, University of Technology Sydney
