This outlines two key areas where the government plans to introduce new measures: the way it supports elite sport; and the way sport is used to boost participation and physical activity to help build a healthier nation. The report alos outlines projects the government will pursue this term, including the promotion of the position of...

This publication presents summary data on selected sport and physical recreation occupations from the 2006 Census of Population and Housing. The occupations included are derived from those included in the Australian Culture and Leisure Classifications (ACLC), 2008 (cat. no. 4902.0). The tables show the number and selected characteristics, such as sex, age, state/territory, indigenous status...

In June 2006, the Australian Government Office for Women in the Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaCSIA) engaged the Social Policy Research Centre (SPRC) at the University of New South Wales to research how culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) women participate in sport and recreation, and the factors that may limit their...

Over the past 25 years the Commonwealth has committed to several sport facility funding programs. However, in each case the distribution of projects funded, and total funds allocated has been concentrated into marginal electorates. With a greater number of projects being funded per marginal electorate than per fairly safe electorate or safe electorate, there is...

This paper examines how culturally and linguistically diverse women participate in sport and recreation, and the factors that may limit their full involvement in this area of Australian social and cultural life. This has been undertaken to inform the development of policies and programs to effectively support the inclusion of these women in sport and...