Australian government to invest $200m into women’s sports

Following the Matildas’ World Cup performance, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has unveiled a new funding package to improve facilities and equipment country-wide.

This weekend, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced a 200 million AUD (just over 100 million GBP) boost for women’s sports following the Matildas’ history-making run at the FIFA Women’s World Cup.

‘The Matildas have given us a moment of national inspiration, this is about seizing that opportunity for the next generation, investing in community sporting facilities for women and girls around Australia,’ he said in a statement.

‘Sport is a great unifier and a great teacher — it brings communities together; it teaches us about teamwork and resilience and the joy of shared success. We want women and girls everywhere in Australia to have the facilities and the support to choose a sport they love.’

Explaining that the funds would be used to improve sports facilities and equipment for women and young girls country-wide, Albanese said that the investment was long overdue.

This is because women’s football in Australia has for many years struggled to acquire significant…