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Welcome to Australian Athletes' Alliance AAA was established in 2007 by the AFL Players' Association, Australian Cricketers' Association, Professional Footballers' Association, Australian Swimmers Association, Netballers' Association, Rugby League Players' Association, and Rugby Union Players' Association. Its mission is:
| a) Influence | to present a respected, influential and united voice on behalf of Australia's professional athletes on matters of common concern; | b) Support | to support and advance the interests and collective representation of professional athletes; | c) Citizenship | to foster the highest standards of citizenship among professional athletes; | d) Contribution | to enhance the value the community, business, sport and government attaches to the work of professional athletes on and off the field by maximising the contribution professional athletes make to societ,; and | e) Peak Body | to act as a highly effective peak body for member athletes' associations. |
Among the wide range of issues affecting athletes are: - Tax policy
- Injuries and Insurance
- Privacy and Publicity Rights
- Workplace Relations
- Agents
- Illicit Drugs
- Anti-Doping
| - Women's sports
- Disciplinary rights
- Unfair restrictions of trade
- Commercialisation
- Marketing
- Making Australia attractive to world-class athletes
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AAA advocates on behalf of Australian athletes at the state and national levels and seeks to inform government and the wider community about issues affecting athletes.
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