Sharon Finnan-White is the second First Nations woman to pull on the Australian Diamonds dress and is now working to drive more Indigenous representation in netball. In 2023, Finnan-White launched her First Nations Academy of Excellence and works with players, coaches, umpires and community stakeholders to develop a high-performance environment for her participants to follow …
Radio presenter and writer Jacqueline Shields has reached out to inclusive sporting clubs across the country to find clubs that are ready to welcome you in 2024! Embarking on new challenges and focussing on wellbeing are more often than not front of mind as we enter a new year. But sometimes, thinking about trying a …
Natalie Feliks challenges media narratives that are causing harm and fear about trans participation in sport and shares how more diverse storytelling can help. The world is undergoing a dramatic shift in the way we view gender, sex and sexuality, and it’s no secret that this has led to an intense, fiery and often cruel …
The Siren Spotlight series continues with this powerful piece from Holly Hazlewood taking us behind the headlines in the conversation of trans participation in sport. White-hot acidic anger burns its way through my veins. I’m reading another hit-piece about the supposed tsunami of transgender women coming for women’s sport. Apparently this wave threatens to engulf the …
Stella Lesic shares their experience playing basketball in bloomers, yes, bloomers, and the importance of inclusive uniform options across all junior and elite women’s sport. Have you ever experienced that classic nightmare where you pop down to the shops to buy some milk but completely forget to wear pants? When you feel somewhere between aisle …