Sport
Major thrills as 2023 football season winds up in Australia

Australians this year got a football season jammed with sensational close contests and commemor ...  
Albo is bringing out Australia's feminine side

Mick stared into his schooner and shook his head numerous times. The television blasted continued ...  
John Farnham — The Voice of change

Australians have a history of coming together through music, sports and culture, and the Voice ...  
ABC exposes AFL homophobia, but Cornes' critique crumbles

A critique published by a former AFL coach over a Four Corners episode revealing homophobia within ...  
POEM: A tribute to the Matildas

This poem is an *IA Writing Competition (fiction category) entry.  
Warring Matildas

Whether it's sport or war, or indeed the war of sport, Australia has more than enough reasons to ...  
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EDITORIAL: Warring Matildas

Whether it's sport or war, or indeed the war of sport, Australia has more than enough reasons to ...  
Sudden-death shootout sees Australia win FIFA victory over France

Soccer fans witnessed an epic showdown as Australia claimed an exciting victory against France on ...  
Table tennis: One of the world's best brain sports

Table tennis is one of the world's most popular sports and has many little-known health benefits ...  
POEM: Football folly

This short story is an *IA Writing Competition (fiction category) entry.  
Dan 'Spoil-Sport' Andrews tells British Empire Games to take a long jump

Dan Andrews may have killed the British Empire. Hopefully, opines managing editor Michelle Pini ...  
Disharmony plaguing international women's soccer

It is imperative we see beyond the jerseys and anthems and understand that female athletes are ...  
Culture wars: Roberts-Smith, Berejiklian and... the Australian cricket team

"Know all Ron’s" long defence of Ben Roberts-Smith met nods of agreement and encouraged him t ...  
It’s only right if it's done by the Right — otherwise it’s just not cricket

For those who move in elite circles, there is really only one rule: it’s never wrong if it’s ...  
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EDITORIAL: It’s only right if it's done by the Right — otherwise it’s just not cricket

For those who move in elite circles, there is really only one rule: it’s never wrong if it’s ...  
Novak Djokovic is larger than tennis

Despite being ranked as the world's best male tennis player, Novak Djokovic's personality has made ...  
Air goes for a slam dunk but misses the hoop

In the 1980s, a struggling shoe company bet everything on pursuing the greatest basketball player ...  
Transgender or not, athletes share a common identity

A feud between two competition swimmers has sparked a debate over the inclusion of transgender ...  

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