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Kelly Slater

February

Tyler Wright in the Quarterfinals at the Lexus Pipe Pro at Oʻahu, Hawaii that she went on to win.

Australia’s Tyler Wright makes surfing history with Pipe Pro win

Eleven-time world champion Kelly Slater was knocked out in the quarter final of the big wave epic.

June 2024

Peter Strain is Tracks Magazine’s chief executive. He is also a barrister who surfs every morning at Bondi Beach.

The execs behind an equity sale to save Australia’s ‘surfing bible’

Tracks Magazine has been published since 1970, and was sold to three corporate surfing enthusiasts in 2021. Now they’re selling equity to raise $2 million.

April 2024

Greatest of all time. Kelly Slater unofficially bowed out of the professional circuit at Margaret River on Tuesday.

Surfing’s GOAT, Kelly Slater, hangs up his wetsuit

While the 11-time world champion did not officially announce his retirement, Slater said he was heading into a new chapter of his life.

April 2022

West Australian Jack Robinson surfing at the 2022 Bells Beach event.

Wipeout: Surfing’s spat ahead of Margaret River event

So contentious is the top surfing tour’s new cut after the upcoming Margaret River event, it’s sparked an uprising from surfers calling for it to be dumped.

February 2022

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Surfer Kelly Slater wins Pipeline, 30 years after his first triumph

Six days before his 50th birthday, Slater’s win over Hawaii’s Seth Moniz reignited debate about whether the Floridian might be the greatest athlete of all time

August 2020

Viewing the Dior retrospective at Melbourne’s NGV in virtual reality.

From haute couture kings to royalty: farewell to fashion’s front row

Across 14 years, Marion Hume has told the stories of most at the summit of the fashion industry. Now she tells hers.

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