Fair Dinkum Sports Club
volley with voters, not vested interests◆swim with the seat, not the sponsors◆basketball with the base, not the bubble◆cricket with constituents, not consultants◆volley with voters, not vested interests◆swim with the seat, not the sponsors◆basketball with the base, not the bubble◆cricket with constituents, not consultants◆
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Research & Case Studies

How influence finds its hooks.

Notes on the mechanics of sports as soft power — how access is cultivated, relationships are built, and reputational legitimacy is borrowed. Understanding the pattern is the first step to designing around it.

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26 February 2026

The Pocock expulsion

What happened when a sitting senator was removed from a parliamentary sports club for raising concerns about lobbyist access — and what it reveals about how these organisations govern themselves.

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March 2026

Politics-adjacent sports bodies

How are politics-adjacent sports bodies constituted, funded, and governed when they create access, relationships, and reputational spillovers?

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