Michaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection) Share this | Hansard source

The Abbott government recognises the importance of netball to women's sport in Australia. I am pleased to say that we have invested $3 million to assist Netball Australia in delivering a world-class Netball World Cup. We have also invested $3 million towards one of the two host venues, Netball Central, ensuring another legacy from this great event, and we have provided more than $2 million this year to support high-performance in netball through the Australian Institute of Sport. I am delighted to say that the government also provided additional funding of $300,000 to support the participation of qualified teams from Zambia, Uganda, Sri Lanka, Malawi and Samoa. During the Netball World Cup we will also be continuing to encourage kids to get involved in our new $100 million Sporting Schools program which aims to boost participation in sport.