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Online abuse and better practice recommendations

Last updated: 11 May 2026

Online abuse and better practice recommendations for Australian sporting organisations

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Online abuse and better practice recommendations for Australian National Sporting Organisations and National Sporting Organisations for People with Disability.

In 2023–25, Sport Integrity Australia and the University of Canberra collaborated to explore the prevalence of online abuse in sport and current interventions.

This research paper summarises impact and nature of online abuse in sport, triggers and contributing factors to online abuse in sport, barriers to intervening strategies, and recommends a suite of approaches to mitigate online abuse in sport.


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