Corners of Canberra's sporting sector fear speaking out in search of more funding will see them "punished by the government", while calls are growing for further investment to save the women's teams left "fighting for scraps".
Independents for Canberra leader Thomas Emerson and Sue Read - the former Matildas goalkeeper who spearheaded a campaign to save Canberra United - are pushing for an overhaul of sports funding in the capital ahead of this week's ACT election.
