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Greg Baum, pictured in 2005, has been a sports writer for more than four decades.

I watched sport from the best seats for 45 years. But it wasn’t always fun and games

Sports reporting does take you to the damnedest places. As you might imagine, nearly all the most improbable places where a reporter might find themselves are in Asia.

  • Greg Baum

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AFL umpire Leigh Haussen in 2021.

Umpire banned for wearing bin Laden costume; AFL probes crowd abuse

Umpire Leigh Haussen wore the costume at a function the day after the AFL grand final; as the league investigates crowd abuse of an AFLW player.

  • Marc McGowan and Hannah Kennelly
Aileen Gilroy and Aine McDonagh after their team’s commanding win on Sunday.

Night or day? AFLW stars relaxed as grand final timeslot remains unconfirmed

Just weeks out from the decider, the AFL is yet to confirm whether the AFLW grand final will move to a night-time slot.

  • Hannah Kennelly
Katy Perry performing at the AFL grand final.

Major sporting events in ‘arms race’ to secure top singers

In an effort to attract new fans, sporting events invest heavily in securing musical acts.

  • Angus Delaney
Joe Daniher celebrates after scoring a goal.

Forward planning: Lions meet to craft plan for flag defence without Joe Daniher

A month after their grand final win, the Lions are getting serious about the premiership defence and developing a strategy to fill the hole Joe Daniher will leave in their line-up.

  • Michael Gleeson
The first TV Vegemite girl, enjoying a snack.

Anatomy of a jingle: Where have advertising’s catchiest earworms gone?

They’re cheesy, sometimes annoying, but always catchy. In the golden days of Australian advertising, jingles dominated radio and TV. Are they gone forever?

  • Hannah Kennelly
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Neither grand final will be a patch on Taylor Swift’s February concert performance which resulted in occupancy around 92 per cent.

Taylor Swift outplays AFL and NRL grand finals to fill hotel rooms

Neither the AFL nor NRL grand final will surpass the pulling power of Taylor Swift and her legion of followers earlier this year.

  • Simon Johanson
Fans greet the Brisbane Lions at Queen’s Garden in Brisbane’s CBD after their win in the 2024 AFL grand final.

Brisbane turns out to laud the Lions after premiership victory

A jubilant crowd turned out to welcome the Lions home, with the lord mayor showing his appreciation by backing a new home stadium.

  • Neesha Sinnya
Katy Perry performing at the AFL grand final at the MCG.

Katy Perry won the grand final but can she sell a dress?

For most Australian labels, it takes more than a celebrity coathanger to survive.

  • Damien Woolnough
Sydney Swans coach John Longmire.

The investigation into how the Swans could be so dismal on grand final day must be unsparing

Sydney need to be forensic about what went wrong on grand final day. They need to have a frank conversation with John Longmire, and he needs to be frank with himself.

  • Michael Gleeson

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