Canberra United has been given a one-off funding lifeline to play in the A-League Women competition next season. But what's their future beyond that?
Headlines in Canberra 's news outlets earlier this week all sung from the same songbook.For months, the future of Canberra 's beloved – and only – professional football club was in serious doubt after its governing body said it didn't have enough money to field a team next season.How does this funding compare to Canberra 's other clubs?
Perhaps the most surprising figures comes from the amount of government money spent on the GWS Giants AFL club, which – as the name suggests – resides in Western Sydney. " over 40-years of men's sport being funded over women's sport, so there's a big gap that we have to decrease," Minister Berry said.
CEO Samantha Farrow said the organisation still had a shortfall of $200,000 and the current funds would only cover the bare necessities of running the team. Musk's response to Sydney stabbing footage prompts fury, as opposition supports crackdown on social media giants'We had to force ourselves to get married': Why couples in Myanmar are booking weddings to save the brideThese two women are running for federal parliament as a single candidateWA is the only Australian jurisdiction where it's legal to have pepper spray.
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