Sports administrator and former Labor government minister Mark Arbib said the AFLW and NRLW pose a threat to the country’s future successes on the international sporting stage, after he was appointed chief executive of the Australian Olympic Committee for the run-in to the 2032 Brisbane Games.
The 53-year-old has served on the AOC’s executive committee since 2016, and has been central in preparations for the 2032 Games as chair of the AOC’s Brisbane Legacy and Impact Committee. He was previously a federal government sport minister and president of Athletics Australia for six years until 2021.
