A wake-up call for Australian women's sport

The ABC and Deakin University recently released the findings of a survey of elite female athletes and the results say a lot about the work still to be done in women's sport. In some parts, there seems to be progress. In others, the results are grim. Regardless, we wanted to bring in the ABC's Deput…

Brisbane Lord Mayor on kid's parks and the legacy of Brisbane 2032

Brisbane City Council is the 2nd biggest council in the southern hemisphere and part of the team pulling together one of the largest sporting events in the world, Brisbane 2032. And you know how much we're into the Olympics. Soooo, this week we asked Brisbane's Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner to drop i…

Libby broke her heart and do gambling reforms go far enough?

It's been a while since it's just been us on the mics so we wanted to take a minute to give the Sporties (who have sent so much love) a full update on what's been going with Libby's health. PLUS we wrap up of our Play Well season with the Australian Sports Commission (do you have a favourite? Don't…

PLAY WELL: AFL legend Adam Goodes has one rule that keeps his life in balance

It’s round one of the AFL season in 1999. 28,000 fans pack the Sydney Cricket Ground as a fresh-faced Adam Goodes runs out for his first game with the Sydney Swans.  You probably know what came next.  What you haven’t heard before is this side of Adam Goodes - a busy dad of four, giving an insigh…

PLAY WELL: Gen Muir wants to teach you how to be a better sideline parent

Saturday sport can bring out the best in our kids… and the loudest in us. One minute they’re chasing the ball, the next they’re sitting in the grass making daisy chains. As a sideline parent, something in us flicks. Suddenly we’re “just giving tips” at a volume the entire suburb can hear.  Gen Mui…

PLAY WELL: Kieren Perkins on why sport is more than just gold medals

Kieren Perkins knows what it takes to win (Atlanta 96, 1500m, ICONIC), but he’s far more interested in whether Australians are still playing sport at all.   As an Olympic champion and now CEO of the Australian Sports Commission, Kieren is urging us to be a nation of “doers” rather than just “watch…

PLAY WELL: How Rana Hussain is rewriting the rules of Australian sports culture

Boxing Day can mean different things to different people – shopping the sales or eating endless Christmas leftovers. For many, the Boxing Day test is central to the day: family crowded around the TV, arguing over runs, soaking up the game.   For Rana Hussain, cricket gave that same sense of belong…

PLAY WELL: Ben Crowe wants you to play more in sport, and in life

Before sport was graded, scored and analysed... what did you love to play? Not just do, but actually, play?  That feeling of joy, curiosity and being completely immersed in something is known as the 'play state'. Mindset coach Ben Crowe says most of us leave it behind far too early. As sport becom…

PLAY WELL: Ellie Cole on the ripple effects of making sport genuinely accessible

Swimmer Ellie Cole has spent most of her life adapting. Losing her leg aged three meant learning how to move differently, think differently, and push through moments most kids never face. That early resilience didn’t just make her a Paralympian - it shaped how she sees sport and who gets to take pa…

PLAY WELL: Why Hugh van Cuylenburg can’t separate his life from sport

As a kid growing up in the suburbs of Melbourne, sport was the soundtrack for Hugh van Cuylenburg’s childhood. That deep, visceral connection to sport looks different since Hugh founded The Resilience Project, but the lessons of sport continue to inform every aspect of his life.   “I experienced s…