
Australia’s ambitious goal to pull off a record-breaking performance at Brisbane 2032 is gaining momentum, with 346 Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls uncovered through the nation’s largest-ever talent search.

Para-athletes from the Top End have more access to support and training than ever before following the launch of the new Para Sport Unit in Darwin – the sixth to come online across the nation in the past seven months.

A new national research unit has been established to build the evidence base needed to improve sport participation in Australia.

Helping mogul skier Charlotte Wilson juggle her quest to qualify for the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games while studying Biomedical Engineering is just one example of the success made possible through the latest round of the Australian Institute of Sport’s Athlete Education Scholarship (AES).

Ten athletes are heading back to school to help young Australians tackle problems, think creatively and connect with sport.

Helping more Australians develop their physical literacy – the movement skills, confidence and motivation required to be active for life - is at the heart of a new national action plan launched today.

The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Athlete Advisory Committee has had a fresh injection of experience, welcoming three new athlete representatives as well as two members of the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) Board.

Do you work in a sporting organisation, in local or state government and want to help shape the future of community sport infrastructure in Australia?

The volunteers of Sydney 2000 had a significant impact on the Australian psyche.

Another seven organisations are joining the ASC’s Play Well Affiliates program to help more Australians be physically active.