AAP General News (Australia)
08-26-2008
Fed: Aust will consider lottery system for sports funding, Rudd
The athletes aren't the only ones doing backflips after the Olympics.
Despite rejecting the idea just a few days ago .. the federal government now says it
will consider using money from lotteries to boost Olympic funding .. following Great Britain's
success at the Beijing Games.
KEVIN RUDD says the government will look at following the British model of using the
lottery system to fund sport programs.
A lack of funding has been blamed for Australia's slide down the Olympic table from
fourth in 2000 to sixth this year .. while Britain's jumped from 10th in 2000 and 2004
to fourth in Beijing.
Despite the idea being rejected when it was first raised .. the prime minister says
the idea's among the things to be considered when Sports Minister KATE ELLIS reviews funding.
AAP RTV sm/rl/af/bart
KEYWORD: OLY08 FUNDING (CANBERRA)
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