
Australian sport is making significant gains in high performance coaching, with the number of women in national head coach roles more than doubling in the past four years, according to a new Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) report.

The Australian Sports Commission (ASC) has celebrated the outstanding 2026 Australian Commonwealth Games Team after finishing atop the medal table with a remarkable 70 gold, 45 silver and 56 bronze medals.

Coach wellbeing is emerging as a key factor in achieving high performance (HP) success, with new Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) research revealing its impact on performance, culture and the ability to attract and retain diverse coaching talent.

Australia’s High Performance Sport System is marking National Reconciliation Week 2026 by going All In for reconciliation and Connection to Country.

The International Talent Identification and Development Conference brought together almost 300 delegates from 16 nations over four energising days across Canberra and Brisbane, to explore current best practice and the future of how to discover and develop the next generation of Australian athletes.

World leading coaches, researchers, practitioners, and athletes are set to come together in Canberra and Brisbane to explore the cutting edge of finding and developing the next generation of sporting stars.

Leaders from across Australian and New Zealand sport came together in Melbourne this week for the annual Australian Institute of Sport Wellbeing Summit.

Para athletes preparing for the Commonwealth Games and other major events are set to receive extra support to address rising costs and performance barriers through a new round of grants opened by the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS).

Working in one of the newest Olympic and Paralympic sports, Sport Climbing Australia Performance Health Lead Katie Kaminsky is relishing the opportunity to join a new Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) professional development program for senior performance support practitioners.

Fresh from guiding Danielle Scott to a silver medal at the Milano Cortina Olympic Games, aerial ski coach Renee McElduff has gone straight back to work, joining other elite female coaches at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Women’s Talent Coach Program.