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The Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (GC2018) were lauded as a unique opportunity for all Austr... more The Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (GC2018) were lauded as a unique opportunity for all Australians, including Indigenous Australians, to take to the international stage and showcase their talent and culture. Games Partners (including a Yugambeh Elders Advisory Group) developed a Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), the first of its kind delivered by a major sporting event in Australia and a world-first for a Commonwealth Games. The plan was underpinned by the promise of ‘a lasting legacy’, evidenced through employment and training opportunities, promoting Indigenous art and culture, and supporting healthy and active lifestyles. The present research examines the RAP and evidence from stakeholders to explore how, one year after the Games, GC2018 is constructing a meaningful legacy for Indigenous women. The research contributes to an understanding of the complex gendered and racial discourses, practices and norms, which intersect in ways that enable and constrain legacy outcomes.
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In Australia a serious and widely documented statistical gap exists between the socio-economic ci... more In Australia a serious and widely documented statistical gap exists between the socio-economic circumstances of the country’s Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations. Areas of divergence include life expectancy, health, housing, income, and educational opportunity and employment. This has made entry into an occupation or vocation problematic for some Aboriginal people. While sport has provided opportunities for a small number of talented Indigenous athletes, it has rarely been a pathway to lifelong prosperity. This paper contends that as a result of over-reliance on an abundant bank of physical capital, Indigenous Australian boxers are particularly vulnerable to potential occupational obsolescence should their bodily assets erode more quickly than envisaged. Utilising an interpretive phenomenological approach, the paper examines retirement experiences of fourteen elite male Indigenous Australian boxers; the goal of this research is to understand their post-sport career decision ma...
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Annals of Leisure Research, 2019
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Sport and Challenges to Racism, 2011
In examining race in sport, this book is an essential contribution to debates about sports policy... more In examining race in sport, this book is an essential contribution to debates about sports policy, the role of sport in society, and the globalization/localization of sports policies. In particular, it maps out local, national and international responses within sport to racism, and initiatives within sport to tackle racism in and through sport. The unifying concept through the chapters is a political and intellectual commitment to a critically realist position on racism. This collection, including an international line-up of contributors, assesses anti-racism ...
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Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2014
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The International Journal of the History of Sport, 2014
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Sport in Society, 2009
In 2003 the men's Australian Cricket Board (ACB) and Women's Cr... more In 2003 the men's Australian Cricket Board (ACB) and Women's Cricket Australia (WCA) amalgamated to form a gender integrated national body, Cricket Australia. This essay shows that this new organization has served the interests of women well in a number of key areas, including junior development, coaching of talented youth, financial support and scholarships. There have also been modest improvements to the publicity and profile of the women's game. Yet these benefits are, arguably, compromised by an arm's length ...
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Sport in Society
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Annals of Leisure Research, 2014
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In recent years, forests and national parks have become valuable tourism attractions in many coun... more In recent years, forests and national parks have become valuable tourism attractions in many countries, including Australia, due to the downturn in forestry industries and the growth of nature-based tourism.1 However, severe community tensions, social conflict, and even animosity frequently arise from the changing nature of the environment and land use. Problems might stem from differences in attitudes and values, lifestyle, and socio-cultural identities, resulting in a culture clash.2 This can be of serious concern in small rural towns. One small rural town that experienced challenges arising from a clash of cultures was Geeveston, in southern Tasmania. To examine this quandary, this paper investigates the changes in economic resource usage from extractive forestry industries to nature-based tourism in Geeveston in the late twentieth century, culminating in 2001 with the establishment of a significant tourism attraction, the Tahune Airwalk.3
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Australian Aboriginal Studies, 2014
In Australia, three sports in particular - boxing, rugby league and Australian Rules football - h... more In Australia, three sports in particular - boxing, rugby league and Australian Rules football - have attracted many Indigenous1 competitors, both in professional and elite amateur ranks. This paper investigates the retirement experiences of Indigenous Australian sportsmen; in doing so, it explores a significant gap in knowledge. There is no body of research into the athletic retirement of elite Indigenous athletes, thus very little is known about how they have prepared for and adjusted to a life after competing in sport. The study analyses the roles and responsibilities of sport organisations in terms of athletic retirement planning, since these bodies arguably have a duty of care to their employees and, in the case of player associations, to their members. The research is underpinned by an Indigenous philosophy known as Dadirri, which emphasises deep and respectful listening, and the concern is to understand policy and practice in respect of athletic retirement. The study concludes...
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