2011
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Minister congratulates Bowls Hall of Fame inductees
07 Dec 2011
Minister Arbib congratulates the new members inducted into the Bowls Hall of Fame -
Ministers join GreenEDGE cycling for ride to Parliament House
07 Dec 2011
Minister Arbib cycles with Australia's new professional cycling team GreenEDGE to Parliament House -
Prime Minister encourages children to play sport
06 Dec 2011
Two great new initiatives were announced today to keep Australian children active. -
Government congratulates Newcombe Medal winner Sam Stosur
06 Dec 2011
Sam Stosur wins her second consecutive Newcombe Medal as Australia's most outstanding elite player -
Minister congratulates Magnussen on top honour
05 Dec 2011
Minister Arbib lauds Australian swimmer James Magnussen after he sweeps Swimming Australia awards -
Fremantle and Perth welcome the 2011 Sailing World Championships
02 Dec 2011
Minister Arbib marks the start of the 2011 Sailing World Championships in Western Australia -
Masters Wins Lifetime Achievement Award
30 Nov 2011
Minister for Sport Mark Arbib has congratulated respected journalist Roy Masters after he was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award. -
Government pays tribute to scientist Frank Pyke
24 Nov 2011
Minister Arbib recognises the impact of the late Frank Pyke -
Government congratulates Geitz on winning netball's top honour
21 Nov 2011
Ministers Arbib and Senator Lundy congratulate netball defender Laura Geitz on major award -
Gold Coast secures 2018 Commonwealth Games
14 Nov 2011
The Australian Government today congratulated the Gold Coast and Queensland on being named as the host of the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
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Cyclist Luke Durbridge wins AIS Junior Athlete Of The Year
10 Nov 2011
'Turbo Durbo' King of the juniors. -
Minister announces Australian Institute of Sport's 'Best of the Best’ athletes
04 Nov 2011
Minister Arbib announces the newest five inductees into the AIS 'Best of the Best' athletes. -
Sports Media Awards finalists announced
27 Oct 2011
Minister announces finalists of the 2011 Australian Sports Commission Media Awards. -
International honour for National Centre of Indigenous Excellence
26 Oct 2011
Minister Arbib pays tribute to the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence after it receives an international award -
Minister for Sport encourages children to get active
25 Oct 2011
Minister Arbib visited Rosetta Primary School today to encourage school children to adopt a healthy lifestyle -
Kids urged to give skateboarding a go in Cairns
24 Oct 2011
Minister Arbib urges children in Cairns to get off the couch and give skateboarding a try -
New sporting program for multicultural kids
21 Oct 2011
The Australian Government and the AFL launches a new unique sporting program -
Great Australian sports people join Hall of Fame
14 Oct 2011
The Sport Australia Hall of Fame inductees are announced at its annual dinner -
Surf lifesavers make massive contribution to keeping Australians safe
12 Oct 2011
Minister Arbib helps launch a surf lifesaving report at Parliament House -
Star players line up for open basketball league season
07 Oct 2011
Minister Arbib welcomes the start of the 2011/12 NBL WNBL seasons -
MILO in2CRICKET Mega Clinic launched in Sydney
06 Oct 2011
Cricket stars join MILO in2CRICKET kids for program launch -
Captains' Forum focuses on making sport accessible
06 Oct 2011
Minister Arbib joined sporting captains today for the 2011 Captains' Forum -
Australia's best gymnasts to take on the world
05 Oct 2011
Minister Arbib throws his support behind Australia's gymnastics team -
Ministers take next steps in fighting match fixing
30 Sep 2011
Australia’s Sport Ministers today took the next steps in the fight to combat match fixing
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New training centre to help sailors to prepare for London
23 Sep 2011
Minister launches new national training centre for Australian sailing team. -
Minister welcomes ABC decision on local football
22 Sep 2011
Minister welcomes decision of the ABC to continue its coverage of local football leagues.
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Australian shooting team on target for Olympic qualification
14 Sep 2011
Australian shooting team's Olympic hopes on line at 2011 Oceania Championships in Sydney. -
Australian cricketing greats honoured by ICC Cricket Hall of Fame
14 Sep 2011
Minister for Sport pays tribute Australian cricketing greats Belinda Clark, Alan Davidson and Fred Spofforth. -
Prime Minister and Minister for Sport congratulate Stosur
12 Sep 2011
Stosur defeats Serena Williams to win US Open -
New generation of surfers take to the waves
07 Sep 2011
SurfGroms encourages participation in surfing -
Minister farewells Wallabies on World Cup crusade
05 Sep 2011
Wallabies aiming to win third World Cup -
Aussie T-ball to get more kids playing sport
31 Aug 2011
Australian Baseball Federation launches Aussie T-Ball junior participation program.
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More kids given the chance to play tennis
23 Aug 2011
Senator Arbib encourages more people to get involved in tennis for fun and fitness -
Sports join program to fight illicit drugs
19 Aug 2011
More sports join the program to combat illicit drugs -
International sport grants now available
19 Aug 2011
Australian Sports Outreach Program to benefit kids in Africa and East Timor -
Australian Government supports women leaders in sport
17 Aug 2011
Successful recipients share in $400,000 allocation of sports leadership grants.






