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In response to the rapidly increasing community spread of COVID-19 across different hotspots around Sydney, Quidditch Australia and Quidditch NSW have decided to proactively move NSW back to Step 2 restrictions. The ACT, meanwhile, has been moved up to Step 4 restrictions. NSW teams who are continuing to train are encouraged to fill out a Covid Safety Plan and send this to Quidditch Australia.
Read MoreQuidditch Australia and Quidditch NSW have been monitoring the outbreak situation in Casula, particularly affecting the Liverpool and Cambletown areas in South Western Sydney.
At this stage, we are still looking at how the situation is developing and whether it remains localised or continues to spread, and we encourage teams to take precautions that make sense for where they are.
Read MoreZoe Cheong seeks to explain to the lay-quidditch person what it is like to be outside of the gender binary. In this article, they examine the common perception of biological sex as a binary, and how this breaks down upon closer examination. This is the first in a series of four articles by Zoe exploring sex, gender, identity, expression, and all of the complexities of being a minority in a minority sport, aiming to help more people understand non-binary perspectives and how more people how they can make themselves and the broader quidditch community more inclusive.
Read MoreThe Western Australia Quidditch Association recaps their WAQA (We Aren’t Quarantined Anymore) fantasy event - the first Australian tournament back in 2020 since shut downs began in March!
Read MoreA total suspension of play has been reenacted in Victoria in response to the government returning to lockdown to curb the second wave of Covid-19 infections.
Read MoreProgression updates are available for all states, as well as important advice regarding return to contact and competitions. Covid Safety Plans are also a government mandated requirement in several states.
Read MoreWe regret to announce that there will be no State Shield in 2020, primarily due to uncertainty around the COVID-19 situation in Australia. We here outline reasons for this decision and ideas for what might happen with State Shield in 2021.
Read MoreQuidditch Australia is announcing two ammendments to the QARPP steps, and a progression update for all states and territories.
Read MoreAjantha Abey, Australian quidditch player, photographer, and QA Media Director, reflects on his experience of race and ethnicity in quidditch since joining the sport in 2014. This essay dives into the Australian population data to examine the lack of diversity in Australian quidditch (part 1), interrogates the systemic parts of our culture and sport that oppress and exclude indigenous Australians and other minority ethnicities (part 2), and examines a number of ways that individuals, clubs, community leaders, and Quidditch Australia can begin addressing these systemic issues (part 3). Ajantha also reflects on his own experiences and perspectives on being a player and leader in the sport with Sri Lankan migrant parents.
Read MoreMany states are progressing through the Resumption of Play Plan steps - read the latest updates here and find some additional resources from Sport Australia.
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