25 June 2021

Hockeyroos at home at upgraded recovery centre

The opening of a new state-of-the-art change room and recovery facility has given Australia’s women’s hockey squad, the Hockeyroos, a huge boost ahead of the postponed Tokyo Olympic Games.

25 June 2021

COVID-19 still affecting Australia’s return to sport

COVID-19 remains a deterrent when it comes to rates of participation in organised sport but the pandemic has driven up rates of participation in socially-distanced sports and recreational activities.

22 June 2021

AIS and AOC partnership supporting athlete mental health

In a positive step to support even more Olympic athletes, past and present, the AIS and Australian Olympic Committee have also signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will increase accessibility to the AIS Mental Health Referral Network.

18 June 2021

AIS offering ten scholarships to optimise athlete health and success

The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) is continuing its commitment to support a preventative healthcare model in high performance sport by offering ten scholarships for the Master of Applied Clinical Epidemiology (MACE) program.

16 June 2021

Sport Australia and Volunteering Australia evolve partnership to bring sectors together

Under a new Memorandum of Understanding signed last week, the partnership is set to explore further opportunities for collaboration and examine ways to enhance the volunteer experience.

14 June 2021

Sports strengthened in COVID-19 fightback with $17m Core Participation funding

Sport Australia has allocated $17.26 million to NSOs and NSODs, to help drive sport participation initiatives across the country.

11 June 2021

Leading sport dietitian Louise Burke reflects on OAM as ‘a team effort’

Professor Louise Burke OAM says receiving a Medal of the Order of Australia in 2009 was a 'group accolade', and is encouraging people to nominate other women in sport for Australian honours.

08 June 2021

Maroons legend Mal Meninga joins Sport Australia podcast on Origin eve

As State of Origin heads to Townsville for the first time, its most successful coach reflects on what it takes to create a champion team in Sport Australia’s latest podcast episode.

04 June 2021

Olympians undergo training with Australian Army

03 June 2021

Opals reflect on AIS history as they prepare for Tokyo

The Australian Opals reconnected with their past on a recent camp at the AIS, but they’re focused on making history in Tokyo and returning to the Olympic podium.