On 1 March 2012 Football Australia was launched by
Australian mining magnate
Clive Palmer with the slogan "We Kick Harder". It was originally announced that it was intended that the new federation would form a breakaway league and eventually replace the
FFA and oversee football at a grassroots level and senior level. However, Palmer and FA's newly appointed chief executive, former
A-League chief
Archie Fraser, said the organisation was not necessarily out to topple the FFA but would act as watchdog and forum for ideas in the sport. It planned to publish papers, hold press conferences, seek opinions, lobby the government, lobby the FFA for a better outcome for Australians and the game in Australia. On 2 March 2012 both the
Asian Football Confederation and
FIFA peak bodies publicly released a statement supporting
Football Federation Australia saying that FIFA will only recognise one governing body in each FIFA affiliated nation and went on to say that "FIFA will continue its close cooperation with the FFA, however, we will also continue to monitor the situation". On 13 March 2012 the federation launched a national commission of inquiry designed to hear submissions on ways to improve the sport’s administration and development. It was announced that the federation would hold hearings in Townsville, Newcastle, Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart, Adelaide and Perth. The hearings were conducted by former president of
FFSA Gary Collis with former
Gold Coast United footballer
Steve Fitzsimmons appointed secretary to the commission. A limited release of the inquiry occurred on 2 June 2012 and was the last act before it became defunct. ==FFA rename to Football Australia==