The newest piece in our My Favourite Sporting Moment series tells us how Australia’s Rugby 7s gold medal inspired Brielle Quigley to return to sport. My favourite sporting moment happened four years ago, 12,774 kilometres away from my small city in the North of Tasmania. It wasn’t an epic pass or a game-saving tackle; it …
The Pink Belt Project was started by Kristy Hitchens in 2018 in an effort to help survivors of domestic and sexual abuse regain their confidence. Content warning: this piece deals with the topics of domestic and sexual assault. Like many Australians, I did a year of martial arts as a kid. While I found it …
Enthusiastic about women’s sport and gender equity on and off the field and court, Chloe Dalton is getting athletes talking on The Female Athlete Project. Chloe Dalton is a fascinating person. Strong in her convictions, hard working, well spoken and incredibly kind—even when I accidentally hung up on her—whoops. We chat about Melbourne’s lockdown and …
With the twelve month postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Siren co-founder Alison Smirnoff was keen to find out what impact this was having on Olympic athletes. She sat down with Australian water polo captain, Rowie Webster, via Zoom and discussed the challenges of preparing for an Olympic Games …
Siren is thrilled to announce our first official collaboration – introducing: Halftime Huddle! Halftime Huddle is Sarah Burt and Taylor Capannolo, a podcast team with a passion for women in sport, sharing stories and great conversation. No wonder we wanted to team up with them! When Siren formed, we co-founders were determined to make Siren …