Netball Australia, the Socceroos and sportswashing – with Lenore Taylor

Podcast from The Guardian

Full Story

Netball

Presented by Gabrielle Jackson with Lenore Taylor and Josephine Tovey . Produced by Miles Herbert and Camilla Hannan . Executive produced by Gabrielle Jackson and Miles Martignoni

Fri 28 Oct 2022 02.00 AEDT

Netball Australia has been in the news after players expressed concern over wearing the logo of mining company Hancock Prospecting on their uniform. But netball isn’t the only sport to make headlines recently relating to claims of sportswashing. The Socceroos issued a statement this week about human rights abuses in Qatar ahead of the World Cup next month.

In this episode of Full Story, Gabrielle Jackson talks to Lenore Taylor and Jo Tovey about players finding their voice, the politics of sport, and sportswashing

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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2022/oct/28/netball-australia-the-socceroos-and-sportswashing-with-lenore-taylor

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Photograph: Darren Pateman/AAP