The Great arm wrestle : Australian sport policy since 1939
- Bib ID:
- 10012175
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Hartung, Greg, author
- Online Access:
- National edeposit
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- Access Conditions:
- National edeposit: Available online with download restriction
- Description:
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- Canberra, Australian Capital Territory : Halstead Press, 2023
- 2023
- 1 online resource (265 pages) : illustrations, photographs, portraits.
- File Characteristics:
- text file PDF 8.0MB
- ISBN:
- 9781925043761 (PDF)
- Summary:
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"Tracing the post policy debate from 1939 to 2007, Greg Hartung illuminates the early struggles endured by sporting organisations to win favourable decisions from government as sport, for better or worse, entered the political mainstream and generated intense political debate between the two major parties. This turbulent period, of raw and passionate disagreement on policy direction, would become the foundations of the Australian sport system. Greg Hartung's The Great Arm Wrestle provides an important insight into how sport policy developed during its formative years and how that policy framework continues to shape the system we have today." -- from Publisher.
- Full contents:
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- Foreword
- Preamble
- Timeline
- 1. Up for the Fight: The Commonwealth Government's First Tentative Steps towards the Development of a National, Co-ordinated Approach to Fitness, Recreation and Community Sport
- 2. The Golden Oldies: Champions of Emerging Sport Policy
- 3. Sport Policy Takes Shape: Impact of Malcolm Fraser and Barry Simon
- 4. Swings and Roundabouts: Different Political Philosophies
- 5. The Nitty Gritty Years from Kevin Newman to Bob Ellicott: Australian Sport Policy 1975-1980
- 6. Sport Policy Plays Catch-up: The Australian Sports Council
- 7. Our Sport System Shapes up: Politics, Programs and Progress-Tracking the Evolution of Australian Sport Policy
- 8. The "Ideas Factory" of Australian Sport: The Emergence of the Confederation of Australian Sport
- 9. Sport and the Ministerial Revolving Door: Ebbs and Flows of Sport Policy and Politicians-the Confederation of Australian Sport Makes its Presence Felt
- 10. The Voice of Sport: The Story Behind the Confederation of Australian Sport-Sport Finds Strength in the 70s and Begins to Influence Government Policy
- 11. The Sport Lobby Gathers Strength: How the Confederation of Australian Sport Took up the Fight with Canberra
- 12. The Australian Sports Commission and its Political Struggles: John Brown and Bob Hawke Introduce a New Era in Australian Sport Policy
- 13. What Led to the Creation of the ASC? Supporters and Opponents of a Sports Commission Line up for a Titanic Struggle
- 14. The Australian Sports Commission Finishes on Top... for Now: The ASC Survives Sustained Attack to Become a Statutory Authority
- 15. Another Attempt to Kill the Australian Sports Commission: The 1987 Federal Election Campaign Unfolds as a Sport Slugfest between Supporters and Opponents of the ASC
- 16. The Confederation of Australian Sport Licks its Wounds After its Disastrous Brawl with the Australian Sports Commission in 1987... A Long Road Back for the CAS
- 17. The New Broom at CAS Wins Support: CAS Again Becomes a Key Influencer in National Sports Policy at a Critical Time
- 18. The New Australian Sports Commission Hits the Ground Running . . . and Answers its Detractors with Real Results: Landmark Programs to Develop Australian Sport in the 1980s
- 19. It Comes in Threes! The ASC Confronts More Road Blocks to Secure its Role as the Peak Federal Sports Agency
- 20. A Forced Marriage: The Australian Sports Commission and the Australian Institute of Sport Tie the Knot
- 21. The Idea of a National Sports Lottery has a Long-and Disappointing-History... but History is No Impediment to Old Arguments in the Quest for the Non-Government Dollar
- 22. Crusade to Attract Non-Government Cash to the Aid of Sport: High Hopes for the Australian Sports Foundation
- 23. Paralympians Join the Mainstream: Australian Paralympic Committee Brings in Reform across Sport
- 24. Support for Athletes with a Disability: From the Ground Up... the Years of Struggle to be Taken Seriously
- 25. The Fight to be Heard!: How Athletes with a Disability Made Their Way in Australian Sport... Defeat Never an Option for our Pioneers
- 26. The Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games was Rocket Fuel for Athletes with a Disability: Turning Point for the Paralympic Movement
- 27. Athlete Entry Fees and the Creation of the Oceania Paralympic Committee: Two Different but Lasting Dividends of the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games
- Illustration Sources
- Notes
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
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- Genre/Form:
- Electronic books
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- 2023
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