Media Centre

03 August 2020

Support for sport leaders to build a stronger future

A new resource has been launched to help Australia’s sporting leaders – many of them volunteers – face the current challenges of COVID-19 and to build a stronger sporting future.

31 July 2020

Aussie athletes getting back to nature for national tree day

Australian athletes will this Sunday 2 August help celebrate the 25th anniversary of National Tree Day, Australia’s largest community tree-planting and nature care event.

30 July 2020

AIS welcome independent cultural review of gymnastics

The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) and National Institute Network (NIN) welcome the announcement from Gymnastics Australia (GA) today that the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) will be conducting an independent review of the sport’s culture and practices.

29 July 2020

Launching a new Sport Governance Framework

Following 12 months of collaboration and co-design with the Australian sport sector, Sport Australia is proud to be launching a new Sport Governance Framework, which incorporates the evolved Sport Governance Principles.

27 July 2020

AIS and Black Dog partner to improve mental fitness in young Australians

Australian Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games athletes are joining the fight to help reduce rates of mental health issues in young Australians as part of a new community partnership between the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) and Black Dog Institute.

15 July 2020

Olympic and Paralympic sports receive funding boost

The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) has announced a boost in high performance funding for Olympic and Paralympic national sporting organisations (NSOs), with increased allocations to Rugby 7s, Football, Paralympics and Surfing.

06 July 2020

Coaching pair prioritising the person over the athlete

If sport is a universal language then, on the subject of mental health, football's Graham Arnold and swimming's Simon Cusack speak in one clear voice.

03 July 2020

New COVID-safe resources help trainers return to sport

A new COVID-safe resource for Sports Trainers has been developed through a collaboration between Sports Medicine Australia, the AIS and Sport Australia.

30 June 2020

Team Girls building strong women of the future through sport

Sport Australia and Suncorp are teaming up to build a nation of more confident girls and women through a connection with sport - and the next three years will provide a great opportunity for participation growth.

29 June 2020

Great potential for women and girls in sport

Sport Australia chair John Wylie writes that the platform for growing sport for girls and women in Australia has been set over many years, but the next three years carry great potential.