In the Australian Government, the Minister for Sport is currently Anika Wells since 1 June 2022.

[1] In the Government of Australia, the minister administers the portfolio through the Department of Health and Aged Care.

[3] Previously the small amount of sport funding was distributed through ministries such as Health and Foreign Affairs.

[4] The Fraser government through Bob Ellicott acted upon both reports and established the Australian Institute of Sport in 1981.

[3] It was widely reported that this initiative was a direct result of the poor performance of the Australian team at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, however its genesis preceded that.