One way to understand the value of sporting 'superstars' is to examine the effect they have on match attendances and revenue. Arguably, the most famous sports star in Australia was Sir Donald Bradman, whose batting average has far exceeded that of any cricket players. Julian Blackham and Bruce Chapman examine the value of Bradman by...

Despite the widespread acceptance of motorsport in Australian society, this paper argues that it is crucial for research to be undertaken that systematically investigates the environmental and public health impacts of motorsport events held in major urban public spaces.

Carried out by the Australian Instutute of Criminology for the Australian Sports Commission, this study identified more than 600 programs for young people in Australia that focused on sport and physical activity. The study conducted a postal survey of these youth programs to identify which program components led to successful interventions to reduce antisocial behaviour...

Richard Denniss outlines a proposal for high-income sports stars including Lleyton Hewitt, Cathy Freeman and Shane Warne to be required to repay the costs of their publicly funded training under a new HECS-style scheme for elite sports developed by The Australia Institute. The scheme would require sportsperson who sign up to AIS programs to begin...

Abstract: As sport is now practiced on a worldwide basis, the fight against doping is an international problem and the solution to it must necessarily be international or the level playing field, which is fundamental to sport, cannot exist. There must be national building blocks in arriving at the solution, but, unless there is an...