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WNBL Secures Landmark CBA Doubling Minimum Wages and Expanding Player Welfare

The four-year agreement marks the league's largest investment, ensuring pay parity with men’s basketball and fostering full-time professionalism for players.

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Southside Flyers basketballer Bec Cole has one hand on her ear and the other raised with an open mouth, joyful in celebration.

Overview

  • The new Collective Bargaining Agreement will increase WNBL players’ minimum wages by 104%, from $23,000 to $46,952 by the 2028/29 season, achieving parity with the pro-rata minimum wage for men’s players.
  • Teams’ salary caps will grow by 8% annually, reaching $723,500 by the end of the four-year deal in 2028/29.
  • The agreement introduces expanded player welfare measures, including mental health support, career development programs, and injury protection insurance.
  • The deal aims to transition WNBL players from part-time work to full-time professional basketball careers, addressing long-standing financial challenges in the league.
  • This systemic overhaul follows Basketball Australia's sale of a majority stake in the WNBL to a consortium led by Wollemi Capital Group and the NBL, which underpins the league’s financial transformation.