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Australian Sports Commission
The Australian Sports Commission (ASC) is the Australian Government commission responsible for supporting and investing in sport in Australia. The Commission incorporates the Australian Institute of Sport. From 2018 to 2022, it was known as Sport Australia. Although it is commonly believed that the Australian Government's initial involvement in sports was prompted by the country's poor performance at the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games in which Australia failed to win a gold medal, the Government actually began initial investigations into its potential role in sports in 1973. It was at this time that the Government commissioned professor John Bloomfield to prepare a sports plan for the country. His report, "The Role, Scope and Development of Recreation in Australia", was based on studies of sports institutes in Europe and their success in developing elite athletes. Bloomfield suggested to the Government that it should establish a national institute of sport similar to those oper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federal Register Of Legislation
The Office of Parliamentary Counsel (OPC) is an Australian Commonwealth government agency established under the ''Parliamentary Counsel Act 1970'' (Cth) within the Commonwealth Attorney-General's portfolio. OPC drafts all government Bills that are introduced into the federal Parliament, legislative instruments made by the Governor-General, and a range of other delegated legislation. It also manages the Federal Register of Legislation (the ''Legislation'' ''Register'') to provide access to authorised, up-to-date versions of Commonwealth laws. OPC was established in 1970 and is currently led by Meredith Leigh, First Parliamentary Counsel. History Arrangements for the drafting of Commonwealth legislation were put in place at the very beginning of Australia's federation as a nation in 1901. Originally, the Secretary to the Attorney-General's Department was the Parliamentary Draftsman, with a separate position not created until 1946. By 1954, a Parliamentary Drafting Division had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia Day
Australia Day is the official national day of Australia. Observed annually on 26 January, it marks the 1788 landing of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove and raising of the Union Flag by Arthur Phillip following days of exploration of Port Jackson in New South Wales. In present-day Australia, celebrations aim to reflect the diverse society and landscape of the nation and are marked by community and family events, reflections on Australian history, official community awards and citizenship ceremonies welcoming new members of the Australian community. The meaning and significance of Australia Day has evolved and been contested over time, and not all states have celebrated the same date as their date of historical significance. The date of 26 January 1788 marked the proclamation of British sovereignty over the eastern seaboard of Australia (then known as New Holland). Although it was not known as Australia Day until over a century later, records of celebrations on 26 January dat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perry Crosswhite
Perry Rothrock Crosswhite AM (born 22 September 1947) is a former Australian Olympic basketballer and leading sport administrator. Personal He was born on 22 September 1947 in Washington, D.C. He moved to Australia in 1969 to play basketball. He married Janice Steel in 1970. He was naturalised in 1971. His wife Janice Crosswhite plays a major role in the promotion of women's sport in Australia and overseas. They have three daughters and a son. Two of his children, Ian and Anna, have played high level basketball in Australia. Basketball career Crosswhite played collegiate basketball (1966–1969) at Davidson College for coach Lefty Driesell. After Davidson, he moved to Australia in 1969 to play for Melbourne Tigers that were coached by Lindsay Gaze. He represented Australia at three Olympics – 1972 Munich, 1976 Montreal and 1980 Moscow. He captained the team at the 1976 and 1980 Games. He was captain of the Australian team at the 1974 FIBA World Championship. He played over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald Harvey (administrator)
Ronald George "Ron" Harvey, (born 9 June 1934) is a former senior Australian public servant and sport administrator. He was the third director of the Australian Institute of Sport, serving in the role from 1987 until 1989. Early life Harvey was born on 9 June 1934 in the Perth suburb of Subiaco and attended Perth Boys High School. He left school at the age of fourteen. Sporting career Harvey moved to Canberra in 1960 and became involved in playing, coaching and administrative roles in basketball. In 1967, he played a major role in the Australian Capital Territory breaking away from New South Wales basketball. In 1979, he was involved with the establishment of the Canberra Cannons basketball team and between 1981 and 1986 acted as the club's chairman and general manager. He was the National Basketball League(NBL) chairman from 1983 to 1987. He left this position in 1987, when appointed the third director of the Australian Institute of Sport. His time at the AIS was challenging ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wylie (businessman)
John Malcolm Rodney Wylie (born 1961) is a leading Australian investment banker. He was previously managing director and Head of Corporate Advisory of Lazard, Chair of the Melbourne Cricket Ground Trust and Chair of the Australian Sports Commission. He is President of the State Library of Victoria Board. Personal Wylie was born in Brisbane, Queensland in 1961. His parents are Rodney and Nerida Wylie. He is married to Monaco born Myriam Boisbouvier and they have four sons. In 2011, his wife was appointed France's honorary consul in Victoria. He attended Brisbane Boys College. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce with first class honours from University of Queensland. In 1983, he was a Rhodes Scholar and completed a Master of Philosophy at Balliol College, Oxford University. Business After completing his Rhodes Scholarship, he took up a position with First Boston in New York. He moved to Melbourne in 1991 with First Boston that later became Credit Suisse First Boston / Credit Suis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warwick Smith (politician)
Warwick Leslie Smith AO (born 13 May 1954) is an Australian politician, and was a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives from December 1984 to March 1993 and again from March 1996 to October 1998, representing the Division of Bass, Tasmania. Smith attended the Launceston Church Grammar School and the Australian National University, where he studied law, history and political science. He later graduated from the University of Tasmania with a Bachelor of Laws in 1979. He then worked as a solicitor in Tasmania. Smith was elected to Parliament in 1984 and later held two ministerships in John Howard's government: Minister for Sport, Territories and Local Government from March 1996 to October 1997, and then Minister for Family Services until October 1998. Smith lost his seat in the 1998 general election to ALP candidate Michelle O'Byrne. He has since held several management positions in the corporate sector. He has worked as an executive director of Macquarie Ban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Hartung
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Peter Bartels
Peter Tasman Bartels , AO (born 4 January 1941) is an Australian businessman, track cyclist and sport administrator. Personal Bartels was born on 4 January 1941 in Melbourne, Victoria. He married Marilyn Loveland and they have two sons. He attended Box Hill Grammar School. Bartels is reported to own the coveted "VIC 1" single-digit Victorian numberplate, worth an estimated $10 million. Business Bartels has been a successful Australian businessman. He began his corporate career at Abbott Laboratories in the 1960s and then went on to be managing director of Drug Houses of Australia. He was CEO and Managing Director of Foster's Group from 1985 to 1992. He then became CEO of Coles Myer from 1992 to 1996. In 2000, resigned as Chairman of Voicenet after only 2 months. In 2005, he became a Non-Executive Director and Chairman of Aus Bio Limited and Starpharma Pooled Development. He was a Director of Melbourne Business School and member of the Business Council of Australia for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Fitzpatrick (footballer)
Michael Clifford Fitzpatrick (born 28 January 1953) is an Australian businessman, sporting administrator and former professional Australian rules football player. He was chairman of the AFL Commission (football's governing body) from 2007 to 2017. Fitzpatrick was raised in Perth and began his football career with in the West Australian Football League (WAFL). A ruckman, he played 97 games for the club between 1970 and 1974, playing in a premiership team in 1973 and winning the club's best and fairest award in his last two seasons. Fitzpatrick transferred to the Victorian Football League (VFL) for the 1975 season and represented until his retirement at the end of the 1983 season. He played in premierships in 1979, 1981, and 1982, and captained the club from 1980 to 1983. Fitzpatrick also represented both Western Australia and Victoria in interstate matches. A graduate of the University of Western Australia, Fitzpatrick interrupted his football career to study at St. Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted Harris (company Director)
Ted Harris , (born Albert Edward Harris; 1927) is an Australian businessman, director of companies, tennis commentator and sport administrator. Personal Harris was born in 1927. He married Vicky, Lithuanian-born at the age of 40 and they have two daughters. He attended The Scots College in Sydney where he was actively involved in sports and debating. While at Scots College, he won the Royal Empire Society Medal, a New South Wales competition for public speaking. Business In 1946, he started work with the Macquarie Broadcasting network as a trainee. He swiftly moved to become a sport broadcaster and then the sporting editor for the network . In 1952, he was appointed assistant to managing director, Clive Ogilvy at the Network. In 1954, he joined Ampol and quickly moved up the ranks – NSW Manager in 1956, Assistant general manager in 1958, general manager in 1963, Chief general manager in 1965, managing director of Ampol Petroleum in 1970 and managing director of Ampol Explora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister For Sport (Australia)
In the Australian Government, the Minister for Sport is currently The Honourable, the Hon Anika Wells, pending the swearing in of the full Albanese ministry on 1 June 2022, following the 2022 Australian federal election, Australian federal election in 2022. In the Government of Australia, the minister administers the portfolio through the Department of Health and Aged Care. Scope It was not until the Whitlam Government established the Department of Tourism and Recreation in 1972 that an Australian Government department had specific responsibility for sport. Previously the small amount of sport funding was distributed through ministries such as Health and Foreign Affairs. Frank Stewart, who is regarded as the first minister for sport, commissioned two reports – ''The role and scope and development of recreation in Australia'' by John Bloomfield (academic), John Bloomfield and ''Report of the Australian Sports Institute Study Group'', which highlighted the need for government i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Front Of The AIS In Canberra
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