Badminton Australia (BA)

The badminton federation in Australia

Badminton Australia (originally the Australian Badminton Association) was formed on 13 August 1935 in Melbourne and shortly after joined the International Badminton Federation as its 11th member; in 1987 it helped establish what is now Badminton Oceania with New Zealand. It operates across 8 state and territory member associations and affiliated clubs (about 380 affiliated state/territory associations and clubs nationwide), runs the national competition calendar and Australian National Rankings, a coach and officiating pathway, a high-performance/national-team programme (the Falcons), and participation programmes (Shuttle Smash, Shuttle Time in schools, AirBadminton, para and First Nations/LGBTQ+ inclusion programmes). It reports around 456,000 badminton participants across Australia.

Getting a licence

Players join through a local club, found via the 'Find Badminton Near You' club finder; membership/affiliation of clubs and associations is covered on the federation's Affiliation page, but no individual price is published nationally (Badminton Australia is a federation of 8 state/territory associations, which are likely responsible for individual membership fees).

The licence page

Competitions and rankings

From the federation’s own website and its international federation, checked in September 2026.

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Badminton Australia (BA)

Getting a licence

Competitions and rankings

The other racket-sport federations in Australia

The badminton federation in other countries