▁in ▁Australian ▁television ▁news . ▁But ▁coverage ▁on ▁male ▁sport ▁occupied ▁ 8 1 % ▁of ▁television ▁news ▁reporting . ▁There ▁was ▁ 1 0 % ▁of ▁coverage ▁being ▁non - gender ▁specific . ▁ ▁Professional ▁sport ▁There ▁are ▁significantly ▁fewer ▁women ▁than ▁men ▁ear ning ▁an ▁income ▁from ▁sport ▁in ▁Australia . ▁Trad itionally ▁professional ▁female ▁golf ers , ▁tennis ▁players ▁and ▁sur fers ▁have ▁been ▁able ▁to ▁ear n ▁an ▁income ▁from ▁international ▁circ uits . ▁There ▁are ▁a ▁limited ▁number ▁of ▁high - profile ▁female ▁Olympic ▁athlet es ▁that ▁have ▁been ▁able ▁to ▁supp lement ▁government ▁gr ants ▁and ▁competition ▁ear nings ▁with ▁spons or ships . ▁The ▁lack ▁of ▁spons or ship ▁for ▁female ▁athlet es ▁was ▁highlight ed ▁when ▁S ally ▁Pear son , ▁ 1 0 0 ▁metres ▁hur d les ▁gold ▁medal ist ▁from ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁London ▁Olympics , ▁had ▁lost ▁spons ors ▁after ▁the ▁Games . ▁ ▁In ▁recent ▁years , ▁athlet es ▁from ▁team ▁sports ▁such ▁as ▁basketball ▁and ▁to ▁a ▁less er ▁extent ▁football ▁and ▁net ball ▁have ▁been ▁able ▁to ▁derive ▁some ▁income ▁from ▁sport . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁sal aries ▁for ▁average ▁players ▁in ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁National ▁Basketball ▁League ▁were ▁not ▁high ▁enough ▁to ▁allow ▁them ▁to ▁play ▁basketball ▁full - time : ▁They ▁made ▁between ▁$ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁$ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁a ▁year . ▁Australian ▁athlet es ▁have ▁gone ▁over se