Oni, I am not allowed to put out article until article is published once draft is subitted. That is the way with academic articles. I had wanted to do a brief piece for a couple of online policy and sports forums.
My article does not have any magic cure, and much of what I will argue is already mentioned in this thread.
I argue that, in the case of powerliftng in Australia, if reducing the use of drugs in Aust powerlifting was a major goal, Aust govt policy has been a failure.
Rugby, motivation for article was after PA's CEO Wilks went on tv and slammed non-PA lifters as being drug cheats and criminals. l merely want to provide an alternative summary that provides all of the reasons why Aust powerlifting remains divided. Clearly, at least from my experience, thee are good pople in all feds.
I sought input from all feds on how to improve sport and transparency, but Wilks never responded to any of email requests, nor did CAPO. Only GPC (Markos) and ADFPF responded. This is also stressed in article.
I also mention ideas, drawing on overseas examples, on how better testing procedures may be encouraged, albeit that most of my ideas have already been largely attacked on this thread.
Again, as I will now stress in alteration of article, I am not a diehard against the use of drugs. I would like to think I still am friends with those on drugs in powerlifting. I merely prefer drug testing now, and am just highlighting another govt failure.
Will the scene change because of my article, highly doubt it, although I will send the piece to the govt, as I have with previous pieces such as on the home insulation program.
2012 version of 2010 article in a academic journal.
http://press.anu.edu.au//apps/bookw...ralian+Commonwealth+Government/9931/ch08.html