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21 July 2023
Women's football

Will gender equality be the legacy of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup?

The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand has generated excitement but also highlighted the slow progress towards gender equality in sports. The Matildas, Australia's national women's soccer team, are using this event to advocate for improved governance, pay equity, and representation for women in sports.

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6 March 2025
Susan Harris Rimmer

A champion for human rights and gender equality 

As a prominent member of the Griffith Law School and the Law Futures Centre, Professor Susan Harris Rimmer has dedicated...

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27 July 2023
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15 December 2020

Soccer star wins scholarship to study at Griffith

Soccer star Clare Polkinghorne has won a scholarship to help her juggle elite sporting commitments with criminology studies at Griffith.

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30 July 2020
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25 May 2020

Esports on the rise at Griffith

Esports are now a billion dollar industry and Griffith students are getting in on the action.

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22 March 2018
Bruno Favretto has applied his sport management qualifications in events including the FIFA World

Big event experience inspires good sport Bruno

With a Master of Sport Management from Griffith University, alumnus Bruno Favretto is building an impressive career that already includes the Olympic Games and football's World Cup

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2 September 2016

Olympic Games cannot outplay Human Rights

What human rights obligations are at risk when international sporting bodies put on their premiere events?

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26 June 2015
Tameka Butt is one of three Griffith students on the Australian squad of the FIFA Women's World Cup

World Cup glory awaits Griffith’s Matildas trio

Three Griffith University students -- Clare Polkinghorne, Elise Kellond-Knight and Tameka Butt -- are out to continue the Australian Matildas' history-making progress through the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup by beating Japan in Sunday's quarter-final

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14 May 2015
Tameka Butt is one of three Griffith students who will compete with the Matildas at the Rio Olympics.

Students line up for Women’s World Cup

Three Griffith students have been named on the Australian squad for the FIFA Women’s World Cup. Tameka Butt, Clare Polkinghorne and Elise Kellond-Knight will head into an intense training camp this weekend in the lead up to the showpiece tournament in Canada starting on June 6.

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