Correspondence Between The Australian Football League, Football Australia, The Australian Professional Leagues, Netball Australia, Cricket Australia And The Office Of The Minister For Communications…

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This FOI release contains correspondence between major Australian sports bodies (AFL, Football Australia, A-Leagues, Netball Australia, Cricket Australia) and the Minister for Communications' office regarding anti-siphoning legislation reform from May 2022 to December 2024. The excerpt shows initial outreach from the A-Leagues' Public Affairs Manager in August 2022, seeking meetings with government officials to discuss anti-siphoning rules' impact on broadcast arrangements for A-Leagues competitions. The correspondence indicates sports organisations engaged directly with ministerial offices to advocate for changes to broadcasting regulations affecting their media rights and revenue arrangements.