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‘It’s revolutionary’: Sport Australia CEO Kate Palmer on the interest in women’s sport
Fifteen years ago Kate Palmer was speaking at a conference when she made a suggestion that people stop talking about ‘women’s sport’ and simply talk about sport. It was met by silence and then critici…
Same waves, same pay: World Surf League announces historic move to close gender pay gap
The World Surf League announced an historic move today that it will close its gender pay gap once and for all. The League announced that from next year onwards, female athletes will be paid the same p…
Charlotte Caslick: ‘Everyone should have the chance to play rugby’
Growing up in Australia, playing sport was a given, although I never dreamed that I would end up a professional athlete, and especially not a rugby union player. Having the opportunity to take part in…
“A real slap in the face for women”: Susan Alberti on the proposal to cut the AFLW season
Back in early 2017 the excitement and momentum around the official launch of the AFL Women’s competition, a moment the AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan described as ‘100 years in the making’…
‘We are a new vision of courage’: 147 survivors of Larry Nassar take to stage to accept award
More than 100 survivors of Larry Nassar have taken to the stage at the ESPN awards to accept the Arthur Ashe Courage Award. It took them a number of minutes to line up on the stage, presenting an emot…
I have only praise for those who speak out about mental health: Retiring netballer Sharni Layton
One of Australia’s greatest ever netballers Sharni Layton has opened up about her mental health challenges while announcing she’ll soon retire from the sport. The Collingwood defender who …
Alexis Ohanian’s sweet tribute to wife Serena Williams (& why he’s pushing for paid parental leave)
We always knew Serena Williams’ return from maternity leave would be big, but the way she’s stormed the court to become an advocate for new mothers is something else. Off the court William…
We’re not willing to put up with sexism in sport anymore, and the World Cup proves it
Mainstream sporting events are often a hotbed of sexist antics and the World Cup is proving no different. But, before you get disheartened take comfort in the fact that women are no longer putting up …
‘Don’t make sacrifices, make better choices’: Paralympian Lakeisha Patterson on becoming an elite athlete
Meet 19-year-old Lakeisha Patterson, a professional athlete who is studying architecture and achieving some epic times and feats in the pool. Patterson has cerebral palsy, epilepsy and symptoms of ear…
