Sport and Culture

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Health & Medicine

Sport and that sense of belonging

For young people from disadvantaged families and refugee communities in Australia, participating in sport can help to create pathways to belonging

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Health & Medicine

Our love of sport is now a gateway to gambling

The multi-million dollar fine on a betting company should spur us to finally disentangle gambling from our beloved sports

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Arts & Culture

What we know about sport after 2021

From broadcasting to betting, players to fans – COVID-19 has permanently changed our sporting landscape here in Australia and around the world

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Politics & Society

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Racism in sport: So where to from here?

While we have made great steps forward, when the ‘rubber hits the road’ Australia is coming up short when it comes to racism in sport

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Politics & Society

Sports can show Australia’s better face

From the AFL’s Indigenous round to taking the knee, sportspeople can help us strive to be our best – and show the better face of Australia to the world

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Arts & Culture

Footy is back but times have changed

Gambling is now a part of modern football in Australia, but the COVID-19 pause in footy boosterism has given fans a chance to question their relationship with the AFL

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Politics & Society

Abuse in sport: Bad apples or bad barrels?

There are far too many recent examples of athletes facing abuse in sport. If we don’t change the structure and culture within sport, it will keep happening

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Politics & Society

Is sport wandering offside?

Sports are big on measuring their viewership and revenue, but Australian teenagers are among the least active in the world. At a time when off-field controversies are dominating, how strong is the social license of our sporting bodies?

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Politics & Society

Why ‘winning without counting the costs’ must end

The ‘withering’ findings in the review of Cricket Australia’s culture and governance have implications for all Australian sports

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Health & Medicine

Football finals and domestic violence

Research shows that instances of domestic violence can spike during big sporting events, and we all need to be more than spectators and call out violent behaviour

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