'Not harmless': Australia's fresh peptide warning Sports Integrity Australia is issuing new warning about the use of peptides ahead of James Magnussen and others competing at the Enhanced Games. AAP · May 13
Asian Cup to kick off match-fixing crackdown Australia is susceptible to match fixing set up by offshore criminal networks due to popular illegal betting markets being unperturbed by ad hoc enforcement. AAP · Feb 19
Australian sport still has a gender-based violence problem. Our new guide might help tackle it Research shows gender-based violence in sport is widespread: between a quarter and three-quarters of women within sport report experiencing some form of psychological, physical or sexual violence during their sporting lives. The Conversation · Feb 10
NRL joins AFL in identifying players it suspects of drug use for testing target ‘list’ Parliamentary inquiry told league provides names of athletes to SIA as in-house investigators collect intelligence on suspected drug-users The Guardian - AU · Nov 18, 2025
Australia targets offshore wagering threat with major sporting events on horizon Sports integrity experts to improve collaboration to combat illegal betting with Women’s Asian Cup next global event to come with increased risk The Guardian - AU · Oct 13, 2025
National task force launched to combat match-fixing Sport Integrity Australia is setting up a national task force to address potential match-fixing, with the 2026 Women's Asian Cup its first project. AAP · Oct 13, 2025
Athletes warn against potential health risks of ‘dangerous, unethical’ Enhanced Games Sport Integrity Australia takes aim at event planned for May 2026 as Australian body calls on clean athletes to resist the lure of prize money The Guardian - AU · May 22, 2025
One third of sport supplements expose athletes to risk of doping, study reveals One in three uncertified products contain Wada-prohibited substances with fat and muscle burning products ‘particularly risky’ for elite athletes The Guardian - AU · Apr 9, 2025
Sarah Benson: from a PhD in explosives to overseeing integrity in Australian sport The former forensic scientist was given a baptism of fire in her new role but says she has the skillset to tackle the combustible world of sport The Guardian - AU · Apr 1, 2025
Sport anti-corruption chief forecasts evolving threats Sport Integrity Australia's new chief executive says the nature of threats to fair play will evolve leading into the 2032 Brisbane Olympics. AAP · Mar 31, 2025
Drug saga 'one of the biggest mistakes' of Cooks' life Xavier Cooks has opened up on the positive drug test that sidelined him from the Sydney Kings' NBL post-season campaign. AAP · Mar 31, 2025
The US has exposed the World Anti-Doping Agency’s precarious funding model Warren Buffet once famously said: “you only find out who is swimming naked when the tide goes out.” The Conversation · Jan 20, 2025
Tennis is facing an existential crisis over doping. How will it respond? As the Australian Open gets under way in Melbourne, the sport is facing a crisis over positive doping tests involving two of the biggest stars in tennis. The Conversation · Jan 11, 2025
Athletics Australia calls on other potential victims Disgraced pole vault coach Alex Parnov is accused of engaging in alleged predatory behaviour during his time at the West Australian Institute of Sport. AAP · Dec 14, 2024
The Guardian - AU · Nov 1, 2024 Melbourne player Joel Smith handed four-year AFL ban for cocaine saga Demons player banned from playing Australian rules football until 2028 after returning positive test following a game in 2023
Cycling Weekly · Sep 19, 2024 Irish Continental level professional cyclist suspended after EPO positive Jesse Ewart, who rode for Terengganu Cycling, has been banned until 2027
International Business Times · Jun 24, 2024 Australian Rules Cleared Of Anti-doping Breaches An inquiry Monday cleared Australian Rules players and support staff of feigning injuries to cover up illicit drug use, but recommended the sport overhaul its approach amid fears of "criminal infiltration".
AAP · Jun 24, 2024 Wilkie says AFL dodged a drug breach on 'technicality' Federal MP Andrew Wilkie and the AFL have drawn sharply different conclusions from the Sport Integrity Australia report on the league's illicit drugs policy.
AAP · Jun 11, 2024 Sharpe steps down as chief of Sport Integrity Australia David Sharpe is stepping down as chief executive of Sport Integrity Australia, saying the organisation has achieved much in the four years since inception.
The Guardian - AU · Mar 28, 2024 ‘Incredibly small’ number of AFL players pulled from games for positive drug tests, union says AFLPA head Paul Marsh says speculation missing the mark, while Sport Integrity Australia is now assessing allegations by MP Andrew Wilkie
AAP · Mar 9, 2024 Stop downplaying racism, integrity boss tells sports Sport Integrity Australia chief David Sharpe says national sports leaders must stop downplaying racism as fresh claims emerge involving the AFL.
AAP · Oct 19, 2023 Demon Smith and new Blue Hollands in drugs drama Melbourne's Joel Smith tested positive to cocaine after the round 23 win over Hawthorn, and now Carlton recruit Elijah Hollands is facing his own drug drama.
The Guardian - AU · Jul 31, 2023 Peter Bol exonerated six months after ‘false positive’ drug test as anti-doping body closes investigation Australian athlete says the news is a dream come true and no one should experience what he has gone through
The Conversation · Mar 31, 2023 What went wrong in Peter Bol's doping case? A sport integrity expert explains Lawyers for Australian 800-metre star Peter Bol say allegations the runner engaged in doping should be dropped after two independent labs found no evidence he used a banned substance.
The Guardian - AU · Mar 29, 2023 Experts predict ‘potentially massive’ global impact of Peter Bol doping case Sport Integrity Australia and the government laboratory accused of botching Peter Bol’s anti-doping test sample are staying silent as pressure builds