In the wake of the Matildas’ World Cup performance, the government will unveil new funding and changes to TV bidding rights for sporting fixtures
Sports administrator and Women Onside chair, Kerry Harris, said the sporting landscape had changed, therefore the funding model needed to be re-examined. “We know football is the biggest participation sport in Australia. Is it based on that? Is that a useful metric? It’s only one metric,” she said.
“Do they have lights in the car park so it’s safe when they leave training? Is there fair and open access to women and girls at those facilities? Do they get prime-time access to training and lights or are they given 9pm on a Friday night?” The sports minister, Anika Wells, said the Matildas had “changed sport forever” and that the Play Our Way program would “help the next generation of female athletes enjoy safer sporting facilities”.
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