Cricket Australia has announced a significant restructuring of their contracting system that will result in a sharp pay increase for female International and State players. Top-tiered female athletes will be paid a maximum of $52,000 which is more than double the current figure of $15,000. As a minimum, players will receive a $25,000 retainer, up…
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It’s a Saturday night in Newcastle. I stop off for a coffee along one of the city’s café strips, hoping to keep up the high from the roller derby bout I have just seen. Upon spying the local league’s shirt I wear, a male waiter prods me with questions I am ill-suited to answer as…
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The Tour of Flanders is a famous road cycling race held in Belgium every spring, and is an important race in the European professional calendar. But the most recent Tour of Flanders is perhaps most well-known among the public for an incident that occurred during the celebration of winner Fabian Cancellara. As Cancellara was being…
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When I was in year seven I thought that it would be a good idea to try out for my school’s netball team. I turned up at the gym, the air rich in oestrogen, in my little blue pleated skirt. Growing up, I was always one of the taller kids, so it was assumed that…
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Third in our December series of women’s sports, rowing! Read on for the health benefits of rowing, the local rowing clubs, and women’s rowing as a professional sport. Why row? Rowing is about strength, cardio and flexibility. A low-impact form of exercise, it strengthens muscles and joints throughout the body without the strain of weights…
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Seriously, women’s cricket is a thing. I didn’t know either – my only experience of girls playing cricket was in my own backyard in primary school way back when I hadn’t learnt yet that I was terrible at ball/bat/team sports. And even though every second channel on TV broadcasted international cricket this week, I bet…
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Hello, summer – and hello, summer sports! Not just tennis and swimming and cricket, but other sports too. Over the next few weeks, I’ll be investigating the less known summer sports of Australia and the women who play them professionally. This week, ultimate frisbee. What is ultimate frisbee? Ultimate frisbee is a non-contact team sport,…
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More women than ever have competed in the 2012 London Olympics than any previous games. For the first time, every country represented at the Olympic Games has sent women to compete in London. This includes Saudi Arabia, a country that has never previously sent any women athletes to the Olympics. Women’s boxing also made its…
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Trying to keep active this winter without going outside? Hate wearing runners? Perhaps you should try out pilates. I’m going to preface this article by admitting that I was a notorious failure at school in aerobic exercise or any kind of ball sport. I was the kid who was always picked last for teams, and…
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Just before the London Olympics were set to begin, harsh comments about Leisel Jone’s weight began to arise. Well… they were harsh if you are of one opinion. If you’re of the other, then they were fair comments. While I can guess which side of the fence Lip readers will be on, I am not…
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A happy London Olympics to you all! As much as we love to see athletes triumph, there’s always a sadistic joy to be found in watching them experience a little bit of tragedy now and then. So, in the spirit of Olympic rivalry and the drive to win at any cost, I present you with…
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If the concept of two weeks of Olympic coverage sends you hurtling towards your hard drive ready to demolish five seasons of HBO drama programming, don’t fret – the soap opera that is the lives of professional athletes could entertain you yet. Pop media interviews with young female sports stars have been problematic in the…
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Taking a step back from my usual etiquette column, I have come across something that I feel warrants some discussion. I was watching TV last night when the Australian network I was tuned in to showed an advertisement for an upcoming program which left me quite stunned. An overly excited commentator suddenly shouted out ‘Lingerie…
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This new column will summarise events that have happened in the last week relevant to women, feminism, and sexuality and link you to related articles. It will also offer a brief analysis on some stories. Please feel free to give us feedback! You can read last week’s round-up here. This week has a mixture of…
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