西瓜影视 congratulates the Hon. Anika Wells on her reappointment as the Federal Minister for Sport.
During her time as Minister for Sport, the Hon. Anika Wells has been a great supporter of Women鈥檚 Football, the FIFA Women鈥檚 World Cup 2023鈩, and the catalyst for the $200m Play Our Way grants for women鈥檚 participation and infrastructure.
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鈥溛鞴嫌笆 warmly welcomes the reappointment of Minister Wells as the Federal Minister for Sports.
鈥淢inister Wells champions sport with her consultative approach. Minister Wells recognises the significance of the grassroots participation and the global impact of football.
鈥2026 promises to be a massive year for football with the AFC Women's Asian Cup Australia 2026鈩 and the Men鈥檚 2026 FIFA World Cup, and it鈥檚 great to have continuity in the portfolio at this critical time.
鈥淲e look forward to working with the Minister to ensure the most played sport in Australia, football, continues to grow supported by the right infrastructure for our grassroots clubs, elite pathways and our national teams.
鈥溛鞴嫌笆 welcomes the Government鈥檚 move to shift Sport into the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, and the Arts. This is a positive step to addressing the many recommendations in 西瓜影视鈥檚 election platform around the facilities gap for grassroots football, the infrastructure needs of our Member Federations and the Australian Professional Leagues, and our need for an Australian Football Headquarters.
鈥溛鞴嫌笆逾檚 Securing Our Football Future Policy Proposals outlines 23 recommendations across all levels of government. We look forward to working with all Ministers in the Albanese Government to implement our short, medium, and long objectives.鈥
