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Cathy Freeman (Photo courtesy Bill McAuley | billmcauleyphotographer.com)

 

Former athlete Cathy Freeman pictured during training at Melbourne’s Olympic Park in preparation for the 1994 Commonwealth Games.

This image was acquired by the National Portrait Gallery in 2010.

**This photograph is part of a new IA series that looks at Australia through the lens of award-winning photojournalist, Bill McAuley.**

 

Bill McAuley's 40-plus-year news career began in 1969 as a cadet photographer at 'The Age' in Melbourne. 

Among other books, Bill McAuley has published the collection 'Portraits of the Soul: A lifetime of images with Bill McAuley'. To see more from Bill click here.

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