Giving everyone the right to sport
Wednesday, Feb 15, 2023, 01:00 PM | Source: Pursuit
Kalyn McDonough, David Gallant
Sport – and more broadly physical activity – are ingrained into the Australian way of life. They form an important part of the country’s modern cultural identity that begins early in life.
Almost half of all young Australians – or 47 per cent under the age of 15 – are engaged in organised sport or physical activity at least once a week, and participation rates among older teenagers is notably higher at more than 80 per cent.
