29th May 2024 - Western Australian Government payments acknowledge impact of harmful WAIS gymnastics coaching practices
18th April 2024 - Boxing Australia head coach Jamie Pittman withdraws from Paris Olympics after admitting sexual misconduct
9th March 2024 - Paedophile cricket coach gets further 23 year jail term for sexually abusing three boys in the ACT
21st December 2023 - Perth karate instructor Gavin Michael Smith gets eight year jail term over sexual abuse of teenage student
20th December 2023 - Sexual predator jailed for six years for making indecent recordings of children at Perth swimming pools
16th November 2023 - 32 year jail sentence for Sydney swimming teacher over child sexual abuse
9th November 2023 - AFL’s Western Bulldogs ordered to pay record fine to child sexual abuse victim
24th August 2023 - Gymnastics Australia joins national redress scheme to compensate survivors of child sexual abuse
12th July 2023 - Professional Footballers Australia moves to tackle abuse and harassment of players
14th June 2023 - Sydney swim teacher found guilty of 43 child sexual abuse charges in NSW District Court
23rd May 2023 - Former rock climbing coach sentenced to 13 year jail term over multiple sexual abuse offences
21st October 2022 - Jury acquits Sydney swimming teacher acquitted of nine of 21 sexual abuse charges
5th September 2022 - Accused of multiple sexual offences against children former rock-climbing coach faces ACT Court
31st August 2022 - Southern Sydney swim teacher faces Court on multiple sexual abuse charges
15th August 2022 - New trial commences in case of Sydney swim teacher charged with multiple counts of sexual abuse on minors
22nd June 2022 - NSW Police charge former swim coach over historical sexual abuse of young athletes
22nd May 2022 - Powerlifting Australia reinstates Chief Executive Robert Wilks after investigation of harassment claims
7th March 2022 - Former Cricket Tasmania employee seeks almost $1 million in damages over sexual harassment claims
9th December 2021 - FIFA and the United Nations to launch network to tackle sexual abuse in sport
15th November 2021 - BarBend.com survey reports on the pervasiveness of harassment against women at the gym
19th September 2021 - Senior Rugby Australia executive arrested over possession of child sexual abuse material
4th May 2021 - Review reveals ‘toxic’ environment within Australian gymnastics with culture of physical, emotional and sexual abuse
11th May 2018 - Sponsors call for explanation of Fremantle Dockers sexual harassment claims
3rd March 2015 - Yoga guru Bikram Choudhury faces sexual assault allegations
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