News
03 Sept 2021- ASC
Hockeyroos goalkeeper Rachael Lynch keeps score for Lifeline
Lynch added an extra incentive for her team-mates during their Olympic campaign when she pledged to donate $100 to Lifeline for every goal scored.
31 Aug 2021- ASC
1000 Play Streets launched to boost outdoor play
Sport Australia is proud to support an initiative aimed at creating one thousand play-friendly streets for children across Australia by 2025.
27 Aug 2021- ASC
Jaryd Clifford Going for Gold in Tokyo
Visually impaired distance runner Jaryd Clifford began 2021 by ‘accidently’ breaking the marathon world record, and he's now looking to take the year up another level with his quest for gold in Tokyo.
27 Aug 2021- ASC
ASC supporting ACT’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout
The Australian Sports Commission (ASC) is pleased to support the ACT’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout and has approved an ACT Government request to use the AIS Arena as a mass vaccination clinic.
26 Aug 2021- ASC
Building a better world through sport
Sport Australia Acting CEO Rob Dalton will discuss how a more active nation can drive pathways to podiums at the National Sports & Physical Activity Convention in Melbourne on November 10.
25 Aug 2021- ASC
Aussies encouraged to #MakeYourMove
Sport Australia congratulates the Australian Sporting Alliance for People with a Disability (ASAPD) on launching its social media presence and movement #MakeYourMove as the Tokyo Paralympic Games gets underway.
23 Aug 2021- ASC
Support grows for our biggest Paralympic team abroad
Australia’s largest ever team for an overseas Paralympic Games is being backed by record support at home, including investment and innovation from the Australian Institute of Sport.
20 Aug 2021- ASC
Launch of the National Sport, Recreation and Play Innovation Awards
The National Sports & Physical Activity Convention 2021 plays host to the Australian Sport, Recreation and Play Innovation Awards which recognises individuals, not-for-profits, commercial, play, recreation and sport sectors, for their innovations to get more people active.
18 Aug 2021- ASC
Queensland University of Technology partners with the AIS on athlete scholarship
The new sporting scholarship will see $100,000 distributed to 10 elite athletes to help with the costs of living while focused on competing and studying.
17 Aug 2021- ASC
A letter to Australia’s athletes
The AIS Athlete Advisory Committee writes to Australia's Olympic and Paralympic athletes.
12 Aug 2021- ASC
Success of our athletes in Tokyo a team effort that includes all of us
Deputy chair of the Australian Sports Commission, Steve Moneghetti, writes that the end of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Australia is celebrating much more than gold medals.
10 Aug 2021- ASC
AIS congratulates Olympians for inspirational Games
Australian Institute of Sport CEO Peter Conde said the success of the Australian team at the Tokyo Olympic Games is a testament to collaboration and teamwork within the nation’s high performance sector.