Samantha Lewis

The National Gender Equity in Sports Governance Policy aims to achieve 50-50 gender equity on all national and state sport boards by 2027, with consequences for non-compliance.

Australia's youth national team kicks off the FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup against hosts Colombia on Sunday morning, followed by Mexico and Cameroon.

Rose Valente loved women's sport, but struggled to find it on the screens at traditional sports bars. So she created her own.

In a 2022 survey, one in four A-League Women players said they had experienced some form of emotional, psychological, verbal or financial abuse in football. Australia's player's union wants to fix that.

After three underwhelming performances saw them crash out at the group stage for the first time since 2000, the Matildas' Olympic campaign must be a reality check for the Australian game.

The Matildas have been eliminated at the group stage for the first time since their Olympic debut, losing their final group game to the USA 2-1.

The Matildas have shown their "never say die" spirit in their comeback victory against Zambia, but they may have used up all their miracles right when they need them most.

Trailing Zambia 4-2 at half-time of a chaotic second game, the Matildas completed a stunning comeback to win 6-5 and keep their Olympics hopes alive.

Alison Forman, Sunni Hughes, and Kate McShea were part of the first Australian team to compete at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games — the former Matildas reflect back on an historic tournament.

The reigning gold medallists have copped a six point deduction, while three coaches, including Bev Priestman, have been banned for a year by FIFA.