Australia

Basketball
Sponsorship & Marketing

Project management firm Seven Consulting has agreed a three-year extension to its naming-rights deal with Australia’s women’s basketball team.
Rugby League
Sponsorship & Marketing

Retail pharmacy Chemist Warehouse has signed a three-year extension to its ‘Major Partner’ deal with Australia’s National Rugby League (NRL). T
Australian Rules Football
Licensing & Merchandising

The Australian Football League (AFL) has entered into a 10-year agreement with global sports merchandising company Fanatics as part of plans to revolutionise the fan experience across its competitions
Football
Media

Australian telco Optus has secured a five-match deal for rights to the Women’s FA Cup. The telco will broadcast live coverage of the matches on its subscription streaming service Optus Sport.
Rugby League
Finance & Law

Australia’s National Rugby League (NRL) has reported a record operating surplus of A$62.9m (€40.4m/$43m) for the 2022 season, an increase of A$19.9m on the previous year.
Australian Rules Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Financial services company Heritage Bank has acquired naming rights to the home stadium of Australian Football League (AFL) team the Gold Coast Suns
Multi-sport
Events

The Gabba in Brisbane is set for major redevelopment work ahead of the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games after the Australian and Queensland Governments committed more than A$7bn (€4.5bn/$4.8
Football
Media

Australian telco Optus has secured rights to the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup play-off tournament, which begins in New Zealand on Saturday.
Multiple Sports
Media

Australian commercial broadcaster Seven has hailed the end of “onerous contracts” after its latest set of financial results revealed a decrease in content costs and stable revenues in the first half of its accounting year.
Rugby Union
Governance

Sanzaar's Super Rugby Pacific competition is introducing rule changes aimed at making its matches more fluid and entertaining for fans
Rugby League
Finance & Law

Australia’s National Rugby League (NRL) has reached in principle agreement with the Rugby League Players Association (RLPA) on key terms for what would be a first collective bargaining agreement (CBA) f…
Multiple Sports
Media

Australian pay-TV broadcaster Foxtel has reported its earnings for the second quarter of the 2023 fiscal year, with streaming subscribers up 25 per cent year-on-year
Wrestling
Media

Pay-television broadcaster ESPN has acquired rights in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands to the All Elite Wrestling promotion
Multi-sport
Media

Media group Nine Entertainment has secured exclusive broadcast rights in Australia to the summer and winter Olympic Games from 2024 to 2032
Cricket
Media

The 2022-23 season of Australian cricket's Big Bash League is being hailed as a return to form for a competition that had slumped in popularity in recent years
Football
Governance

Football Australia has started a process to create a new national second-tier men's league, with the aim to kick off in March next year
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

The co-hosts of the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand are calling for clarification on reports of a sponsorship agreement with Saudi Arabia’s tourism authority.
Football
Finance & Law

The takeover of Melbourne Victory by US investment company 777 Partners has been backed by shareholders of the Australian A-League club