Our Aims

Athlete Rights Australia aims to:

• advise athletes regarding their rights and responsibilities;

• bolster the voice of the athlete;

• assist athletes to resource legal, educational, developmental and wellbeing services;

• end systemic abuse, violence, neglect, bullying, intimidation, discrimination, and harassment across the Australian sporting landscape,

• balance the power that exists between athletes and sporting leaders;

• organise athletes to leverage conditions that benefit athletes.

Our Purpose

We are an independent athlete-led movement. Our success is dependent on our deep commitment to actively listen to, understand, partner with and respond to our athletes’ experiences and needs in their respective sports to determine what needs to change and how to go about changing it.

We recognise that for too long the voices of the athletes, especially those without player associations, have been suppressed or ignored. As such, we promise to support athletes in enforcing and advancing their rights.

We will engage constructively and ethically with sporting organisations, in the spirit of cooperation and with the hope of bringing about positive change for the athletes that we serve.