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We provide resources, capability and education to help, as well as offering an independent complaint handling model to address serious integrity issues around discrimination, abuse and the safeguarding of children.

Anti-doping

We are responsible for implementing an effective national anti-doping program consistent with international requirements and Australian legislation.

Empowering through education

To protect athletes, prevent doping and maintain the integrity of Australian sport, we need to educate people.

National Integrity Framework

A guide for how to deal with sport integrity matters. It ensures a safe, fair and healthy sporting environment for everyone.

Safeguarding

Protecting children, young people and adults from abuse, preventing harm and promoting well-being by creating safe and supportive environments.

Competition Manipulation and sports wagering

Leading the Australian Government’s response to competition manipulation and sports wagering issues affecting Australian sport.

Therapeutic Use Exemptions

Athletes may at times need to use a prohibited medication and/or method to treat a legitimate medical condition.

Empowering Women and Girls

Empowering women and girls to enter, stay, and thrive in sport at all levels.

Law Enforcement Partnership Program

An opportunity to share and receive information to help improve how we prevent and respond to sport integrity threats in Australia.

Intelligence

Providing insights into, and understanding of, specific sport integrity issues, gained from analysis and assessment of information.

Research

Understanding threats to the integrity of sport and exploring opportunities to improve experiences of those who participate in sport.

An independent body to resolve complaints

We offer athletes, coaches, support personnel and all others involved in sport an independent avenue to report their experiences and concerns about Child Safeguarding and/or Discrimination and have them assessed by an independent and impartial body.


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2024-2025 year in review

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News and media

Our latest stories, statements, podcasts and magazine issues.

Education

For all levels of athletes, parents, teachers, coaches and support personnel.

Resources

Guides, tools, checklists and apps to support sport integrity.


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  • Parents guide to clean sport

    Parents' Guide to Clean Sport

    As parents or guardians, you know that the pressure to train hard, compete and achieve at a high level can lead athletes to entertain dangerous options.
     

    Check the guide

  • Front cover of the Sport Integrity Australia Children's Activity Book

    Children’s Activity Book

    The Safe and Fair Sport Activity Book has colouring-in pages, find-a-words, join the dots, mazes, word reveals and quizzes.
     

    Download now

  • Guide to managing high-risk activities for children in sport

    Guide for managing high-risk activities

    Identify and reduce risks in environments where children may be vulnerable to harm or abuse.
     

    Learn more

The safety of children and all participants should be a sporting organisation’s number one priority.

— Deputy CEO, Dr Paul Oliver

Child safe practices – do's and don'ts

Protecting children and young people is everyone’s responsibility. By being informed and learning best practice we can build a safe sporting culture.

Learn about child safe practices

Child Safe Practices Do's and Don'ts

Choosing a child safe sport club

This poster lists what you should be asking to find a safe sporting club for your child.

Download the poster

Safeguarding sport

Parents and carers play a leading role in encouraging and supporting their children to play and stay involved in sport, in a fun and safe environment.

Safeguarding for parents and carers

Education is important

Knowledge is power in preventing doping and safeguarding the integrity of Australian sport.

We offer a range of education services for everyone who participates in sport.

We cover all levels from grassroots to elite-level athletes. Plus resources for parents, teachers, coaches, sports admin and support staff.

Explore empowering through education

Sport Integrity Australia Senior Education Officer Riley McGown

Helpful information

Children and young people

Having conversations with children and young people is important. 

Therapeutic Use Exemption

Learn if your child will be tested and if they need a TUE.

Online safety for parents | eSafety Commissioner

Protecting children and young people on and off the field is important.

  • Young Australian basketballer in a red singlet hold phone in hand

    Safe, fair and inclusive sport in your hand

    With over 110,000 app downloads, the Sport Integrity app is a useful resource to inform and protect athletes.

    Download the app

  • On Side podcast website banner 2025

    On Side podcast

    Conversations with athletes, coaches, sport executives, administrators, sport scientists and experts.

    Listen now

  • Jelena Dokic with tennis racket cheering and text 'Unbreakable: The Jelena Dokic Story'

    The Jelena Dokic Story

    We partnered with the creators of the documentary Unbreakable: The Jelena Dokic Story, to raise awareness of implementing safeguarding practices in sport.

    Learn more

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  • Jelena Dokic with tennis racket cheering and text 'Unbreakable: The Jelena Dokic Story'

    New education resource to support teachers

    Lesson plans for high school teachers to support discussions and navigate themes presented in Unbreakable: The Jelena Dokic Story.
     

    Learn more

  • Front cover of the Sport Integrity Australia Children's Activity Book

    Children’s Activity Book

    The Safe and Fair Sport activity book has colouring-in pages, find-a-words, join the dots, mazes, word reveals and quizzes.
     

    Download now

  • WADA Play True Day 2025 promotion image

    Play True starts with you

    The inspiration for Play True Day stems from an Education Conference hosted by the World Anti-Doping Agency in 2013.
     

    Learn more

Lesson guides for schools

It is important that our future elite athletes, coaches and support personnel understand about integrity in sport.

Download our guides

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Child safe practices – do's and don'ts

Protecting children and young people is everyone’s responsibility. Being informed and learning best practice builds a safe sporting culture.

Learn about child safe practices

Child Safe Practices Do's and Don'ts

A protective framework

The National Integrity Framework has best-practice policies to protect sports and its participants from integrity threats.

Discover the National Integrity Framework 

NIF graphic (sans anti-doping)

Helpful information

Empowering through education

Discover educational resources that can help you in the classroom. We cover from grassroots to elite-level athletes.

Recruitment and screening practices

Organisations must ensure they recruit people who are suitable to work with children and young people.

National Child Safe Principles

Helping clubs and organisations to provide safer sporting opportunities and environments for children.

  • Young Australian basketballer in a red singlet hold phone in hand

    Safe, fair and inclusive sport in your hand

    With over 110,000 app downloads, the Sport Integrity app is a useful resource to inform and protect athletes.

    Download the app

  • On Side podcast website banner 2025

    On Side podcast

    Conversations with athletes, coaches, sport executives, administrators, sport scientists and experts.

    Listen now

  • Jelena Dokic with tennis racket cheering and text 'Unbreakable: The Jelena Dokic Story'

    The Jelena Dokic Story

    We partnered with the creators of the documentary Unbreakable: The Jelena Dokic Story, to raise awareness of implementing safeguarding practices in sport.

    Learn more

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  • Say no to racism - racism is out of bounds

    Stand against racism and discrimination in sport

    Sport Integrity Australia is calling attention to the importance of unity and equality in sport.
     

    Learn more

  • Dr Sarah Benson (SIA CEO) and Ben Cork (Pride in Sport), at the launch of the new LGBTQ+ Guideline

    Strengthening integrity for the LGBTQ+ community​

    We partnered with Pride in Sport to ensure a more inclusive, safe, and healthy sporting environment for people with diverse sexualities and genders.
     

    Find out more

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    Race, inclusion and education

    Olympian Patrick Johnson and former Australian Diamonds Captain Caitlin Bassett speak about race, inclusion and athlete education.
     

    Listen now

Helpful information for communities

Culture and Safety Advisory Committee

Represents Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse, disability and LGBTQ+ communities.

Safe Sport Hotline

Feel heard, seek support and guidance around integrity matters in sport.

What you can report

If you have seen or heard bad behaviours in sport, report it.

  • Young Australian basketballer in a red singlet hold phone in hand

    Safe, fair and inclusive sport in your hand

    With over 110,000 app downloads, the Sport Integrity app is a useful resource to inform and protect athletes.

    Download the app

  • On Side podcast website banner 2025

    On Side podcast

    Conversations with athletes, coaches, sport executives, administrators, sport scientists and experts.

    Listen now

  • Jelena Dokic with tennis racket cheering and text 'Unbreakable: The Jelena Dokic Story'

    The Jelena Dokic Story

    We partnered with the creators of the documentary Unbreakable: The Jelena Dokic Story, to raise awareness of implementing safeguarding practices in sport.

    Learn more

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  • What is safeguarding in sport?

    Children and young people have the right to feel safe and be protected from harm when playing sport.

    Press play on the video.

  • Bullying in sport

    Bullying in sport

    Everyone should be able to enjoy sport free from bullying.
     

    Learn more

  • Do's and don'ts

    Learn how you should be treated in sport by coaches and adults.

    Watch this playlist.

Junior footballer Harry in a black and white striped soccer jersey

It's about trying to have fun and making sure
each kid is safe and comfortable.

— Harry, junior footballer

 

  • Young Australian basketballer in a red singlet hold phone in hand

    Safe, fair and inclusive sport in your hand

    With over 110,000 app downloads, the Sport Integrity app is a useful resource to inform and protect athletes.

    Download the app

  • On Side podcast website banner 2025

    On Side podcast

    Conversations with athletes, coaches, sport executives, administrators, sport scientists and experts.

    Listen now

  • Jelena Dokic with tennis racket cheering and text 'Unbreakable: The Jelena Dokic Story'

    The Jelena Dokic Story

    We partnered with the creators of the documentary Unbreakable: The Jelena Dokic Story, to raise awareness of implementing safeguarding practices in sport.

    Learn more

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  • Enhanced games are dangerous and unethical cover image

    Enhanced Games

    We stand opposed to the Enhanced Games. Check our statement and health warning.
     

    Enhanced Games statement

  • New Athlete Advisory Group Members group photo

    Welcome new athletes!

    More athletes have joined our Athlete Advisory Group.
     

    Find out more

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    New podcast: the truth about supplements

    Research of 200 supplement products, found 35% contained one or more Prohibited Substances.
     

    Listen now

Sport teaches you a huge amount of who you are and what you believe in.

— Kim Brennan (nee Crow), Olympic gold medallist, rowing

Health effects of doping

Athletes who cross the line risk more than their reputation and career – they also put health and wellbeing at serious risk

Read more about the health effects of doping

Competition manipulation

The intentional act to improperly alter the course of a sports competition to obtain a benefit, sometimes referred to as match-fixing.

Competition manipulation and sports wagering

Safeguarding sport

Safeguarding in sport involves protecting children, young people and adults from abuse. Everyone has the right to feel safe.

Learn what's involved in safeguarding

A protective framework

The National Integrity Framework has best-practice policies to protect sports and its participants from integrity threats.

Discover the National Integrity Framework

Education is important

Knowledge is power in preventing doping and safeguarding the integrity of Australian sport.

We offer a range of education services for everyone who participates in sport. 

We cover all levels from grassroots to elite-level athletes. Plus resources for parents, teachers, coaches, sports admin and support staff.

Explore empowering through education
 

Sport Integrity Australia Senior Education Officer Riley McGown

Helpful information

Anti-Doping Rule Violations

Australia has a robust process in place to determine if an athlete or support person has committed a possible Anti-Doping Rule Violation.

Check what you can report

Have you witnessed or experienced bad behaviour in sport including doping, child safeguarding or discrimination? 

Your rights and responsibilities

Everyone deserves to be treated with respect in sport.

  • Young Australian basketballer in a red singlet hold phone in hand

    Safe, fair and inclusive sport in your hand

    With over 110,000 app downloads, the Sport Integrity app is a useful resource to inform and protect athletes.

    Download the app

  • On Side podcast website banner 2025

    On Side podcast

    Conversations with athletes, coaches, sport executives, administrators, sport scientists and experts.

    Listen now

  • Jelena Dokic with tennis racket cheering and text 'Unbreakable: The Jelena Dokic Story'

    The Jelena Dokic Story

    We partnered with the creators of the documentary Unbreakable: The Jelena Dokic Story, to raise awareness of implementing safeguarding practices in sport.

    Learn more

#FFC845
  • On Side podcast website banner 2025

    The truth about supplements

    Recent research found of 200 supplement products tested, 35% contained one or more Prohibited Substances.
     

    Listen now

  • Plasma and red blood cells magnified

    EPO – what you should know

    Synthetic erythropoietin is prohibited at all times by the World Anti-Doping Agency.
     

    Learn more

  • A person takes a sport supplement from a container with a protein shaker in the background

    Supplement spotlight – Halostachine

    Halostachine is classified by the World Anti-Doping Agency as an S6 Stimulant, that is prohibited in-competition.
     

    Learn more

Science is the foundation of all the anti-doping work we do – from analysing athlete biological passports, to providing advice on how different substances interact with athlete physiology, to helping educate sports doctors and athletes.

— SIA CEO, Dr Sarah Benson PSM

Australian Sports Drug Medical Advisory Committee (ASDMAC)

An independent panel of medical specialists helping to protect Australian athletes. ASDMAC members are directly appointed by the Federal Minister for Sport.

Learn about the committee

Therapeutic Use Exemptions

We manage Therapeutic Use Exemptions to ensure athletes with legitimate medical conditions can use prohibited substances while remaining compliant with anti-doping rules. 

Read more about Therapeutic Use Exemptions

Supplements in sport

As an athlete, taking a supplement is a risk. There are dangers of doping and potential risks to your health and sporting career.

Understand supplements in sport

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Helpful information

Global DRO website

The Global Drug Reference Online (Global DRO) offers information about the prohibited status of specific medications.

Prohibited List

Each year the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) publishes it’s Prohibited List.

Illicit drugs in sport

Learn how recreational illicit drug use, and how it can affect your health and your sporting career.

  • Young Australian basketballer in a red singlet hold phone in hand

    Safe, fair and inclusive sport in your hand

    With over 110,000 app downloads, the Sport Integrity app is a useful resource to inform and protect athletes.

    Download the app

  • On Side podcast website banner 2025

    On Side podcast

    Conversations with athletes, coaches, sport executives, administrators, sport scientists and experts.

    Listen now

  • Jelena Dokic with tennis racket cheering and text 'Unbreakable: The Jelena Dokic Story'

    The Jelena Dokic Story

    We partnered with the creators of the documentary Unbreakable: The Jelena Dokic Story, to raise awareness of implementing safeguarding practices in sport.

    Learn more

#FFC845
  • National Integrity Manager Network - 12 months in

    Welcome new Integrity Managers!

    We spoke with National Integrity Managers for Water Polo and Golf Australia about what makes them passionate about integrity in sport.
     

    Find out more

  • Swimmer

    Swimming Australia’s innovative approach to safeguarding

    Two dedicated integrity officers at Swimming Australia are making a splash when it come to safeguarding their members.
     

    Learn more

  • National Integrity Framework (NIF) resource catalogue

    National Integrity Framework resources

    Access resources about the National Integrity Framework to help protect integrity in your sport.
     

    Check resources

…your credibility and your integrity has to be your currency because in order for you to perform you need people to trust you.

— Ben Williams, former A-League, AFC and FIFA World Cup Referee

Child safe practices – do’s and don’ts

Protecting children and young people is everyone’s responsibility. By being informed and learning best practice we can build a safe sporting culture.

Learn about child safe practices

Child Safe Practices Do's and Don'ts

Safeguarding in Sport Continuous Improvement Program (SISCIP)

A program that provides sports with education, training and ongoing support so they can provide a safe and inclusive environment for all members, including children and young people.

Find out more about the program

Guidance for complaint management and sanctioning

The Complaints Process has been established to keep sport safe and fair by managing allegations of Prohibited Conduct.

Download the guide

Travelling arrangements

It's important to think about how to approach the risks when travelling with children and young people.

Check out our resources to help guide you through overnight stays and day trips.

Read more

Day trip

Helpful information

Sports signed up to the National Integrity Framework

National Sporting Organisations (NSO), National Sporting Organisations for People with Disability (NSOD) and other approved Sporting Administration Bodies that have adopted the framework.

National Child Safe Principles

Helping clubs and organisations to provide safer sporting opportunities and environments for children.

Prohibited Association

Prohibited Association is one of the 11 Anti-Doping Rule Violations which aims to protect athletes from people who have broken the rules or might influence them to cheat. 

  • Young Australian basketballer in a red singlet hold phone in hand

    Safe, fair and inclusive sport in your hand

    With over 110,000 app downloads, the Sport Integrity app is a useful resource to inform and protect athletes.

    Download the app

  • On Side podcast website banner 2025

    On Side podcast

    Conversations with athletes, coaches, sport executives, administrators, sport scientists and experts.

    Listen now

  • Jelena Dokic with tennis racket cheering and text 'Unbreakable: The Jelena Dokic Story'

    The Jelena Dokic Story

    We partnered with the creators of the documentary Unbreakable: The Jelena Dokic Story, to raise awareness of implementing safeguarding practices in sport.

    Learn more

#FFC845
  • SIA A/g Deputy CEO Dr Paul Oliver, WAIS CEO Matt Fulton, and General Manager of AIS Performance Matti Clements. 

    Upskilling coaches of junior high-performance athletes

    Sport Integrity Australia, the AIS and the Western Australian Institute of Sport have partnered to develop a world first eLearning course.
     

    Learn more

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    The truth about supplements

    Recent research found of 200 supplement products tested, 35% contained one or more Prohibited Substances.
     

    Listen now

  • Female swimmer in swimming cap putting goggles on.

    Doping violation updates

    Check statements about athletes banned in sport from Australia's sport integrity agency.
     

    Check doping violations

[as a coach] …it’s equipping them [athletes] to know how to ask for help, what help looks like, what fundamental things create success … it doesn’t happen overnight … there’s no magic pill … it takes work, it takes persistence, resilience…

— Tracey Menzies, leading Australian swimming coach

Child safe practices – do's and don'ts

Protecting children and young people is everyone’s responsibility. By being informed and learning best practice we can build a safe sporting culture.

Learn about child safe practices

Child Safe Practices Do's and Don'ts

Travel arrangements

Learn the safeguarding practices that should be implemented by organisations when travelling with children and young people.

Get across travel arrangements

Supplements in sport

Many people use supplements in the hope it might help their performance. However, supplements pose a real risk for athletes.

Read about supplements

Education is key

Knowledge is power in preventing doping and safeguarding the integrity of Australian sport.

We offer a range of education services for everyone who participates in sport.

We cover all levels from grassroots to elite-level athletes. Plus resources for parents, teachers, coaches, sports admin and support staff.

Explore empowering through education

Sport Integrity Australia Senior Education Officer Riley McGown

Helpful information

Anti-doping investigations

We conduct investigations to gather all available evidence related to identifying and stopping doping in sport.

Prohibited Association

One of the 11 Anti-Doping Rule Violations which aims to protect athletes from people who have broken the rules or might influence them to cheat. 

Current sanctions

Athletes or support personnel who commit anti-doping rule violations and details of their sanction.

  • Young Australian basketballer in a red singlet hold phone in hand

    Safe, fair and inclusive sport in your hand

    With over 110,000 app downloads, the Sport Integrity app is a useful resource to inform and protect athletes.

    Download the app

  • On Side podcast website banner 2025

    On Side podcast

    Conversations with athletes, coaches, sport executives, administrators, sport scientists and experts.

    Listen now

  • Jelena Dokic with tennis racket cheering and text 'Unbreakable: The Jelena Dokic Story'

    The Jelena Dokic Story

    We partnered with the creators of the documentary Unbreakable: The Jelena Dokic Story, to raise awareness of implementing safeguarding practices in sport.

    Learn more

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