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Elite sport funding to increase says Ellis

Federal Sports Minister Kate Ellis has clarified that the government has not yet formally adopted any of the recommendations of the Crawford report and claims the government is committed to increasing funding for both Olympic and Paralympic sport as well as community sport.Read more

NSW Govt happy with V8s economic benefits

Sydney's round of the V8 Supercars series is now expected to generate over $100 million in economic benefits for the NSW economy over the next five years, according to new estimates from the NSW Department of State and Regional Development.
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Bookmakers grapple with sport funding

As part of its review of the UK bookmaking industry, the UK government is encouraging corporate bookmakers and sporting bodies to back a proposed voluntary scheme that would fund a broad range of grassroots sport.
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AOC objects to USOC comparison in Crawford Report

The Australian Olympic Committee has confirmed that it will make an official protest to sports funding report author David Crawford and sports consultancy Gemba Group over alleged inaccuracies in the Crawford report and advice given to the panel by Gemba.
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