Tracy Taylor – The Conversation

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April 1, 2026

Is the Fitzroy River a suitable venue for the Brisbane Olympics, given it’s home to crocodiles?

Richard Baka, Victoria University; H. Björn Galjaardt, The University of Queensland, and Tracy Taylor, RMIT University

It sounds crazy – hosting Olympic rowing and canoeing on a river home to crocodiles. Yet that’s what is likely to happen in Brisbane in 2032.

Kirsty Coventry speaks after she was announced as the new IOC President. Thanassis Stavrakis/AP

March 21, 2025

How will the history‑making new Olympics boss shape sports worldwide, and in Australia?

Richard Baka, Victoria University; Rob Hess, Victoria University, and Tracy Taylor, Victoria University

New International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry has ten key areas to consider in taking the reins.

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April 17, 2024

Why Australia’s Olympic funding changes might widen the gap between rich and poor sports

John Cairney, The University of Queensland; Richard Baka, Victoria University, and Tracy Taylor, Victoria University

A new Olympic funding strategy aims to boost the finances of smaller Australian sports like table tennis – but will it actually work?

Many workplaces do not make reasonable adjustments for disabled employees. Shutterstock

October 11, 2017

Three charts on: disability discrimination in the workplace

Simon Darcy, University of Technology Sydney and Tracy Taylor, University of Technology Sydney

Australia has the highest poverty rate in the OECD for people with a disability. The barriers to, and discrimination in, the workplace are part of the reason.

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