Olympics
Miles accuses Olympic ‘big wig’ of bullying over Brisbane stadium
Queensland Premier Steven Miles has doubled down on his controversial plan for a no-frills Olympic stadium, while accusing an “Olympic big wig” of bullying the LNP into opposing it.
- by Cameron Atfield
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On yer bike: Duelling cycling bodies battle over top spot and $500,000 kitty
After 140 years, NSW Cycling is pedalling towards an inglorious ending, mired in a Supreme Court dispute between two entities that both claim to be its board.
- by Chris Barrett
Victorian athletes feted in Melbourne as Paralympian calls for gender equity
Melbourne Park gave returning Olympic and Paralympic athletes a hero’s welcome on Saturday – and gold medallist Emily Petricola had a message for the International Paralympic Committee.
- by Hannah Hammoud
Private school funding is the root of inequality’s ‘great divide’
David Hastie’s quoting of the Netherlands as a country with more students than Australia in private schools than public ones is not an accurate comparison (“In defence of private school funding: it’s not the great divide”, September 13). Private schools in the Netherlands are mostly chosen for children who require additional needs or for international students who have not yet learned Dutch; they are certainly not regarded as a status symbol, as can happen here.
Morris dedicates silver to the people as Olympians bask in last hurrah
Grae Morris says Australia’s first windsurfing medal in 32 years is the “people’s medal” during a last hurrah homecoming for the heroes of Paris.
- by Daniel Lo Surdo
Minns welcomes Olympians, Paralympians home
NSW premier Chris Minns spoke at a civil service to welcome the state's Olympians and Paralympians home.
Her face was plastered on stamps. But her life was then ‘thrown upside down’
Two years after having her face etched on stamps, a champion hit rock bottom. Now, she is calling for change to ensure others do not suffer the same fate.
- by Nick Wright
Man charged over theft of Oarsome Foursome Olympic medals
Police are still searching for the three gold medals and one silver allegedly stolen from an Olympic hero’s car.
- by Hannah Kennelly and Cassandra Morgan
Why Raygun is now ranked the world’s No.1 breaker despite Olympics flop
B-girl Raygun failed to score a point at Paris 2024, but the latest rankings have her as the world’s No.1 breaker.
- by Tom Nouvian
AIS kicks off biggest talent search in Australian sporting history ahead of Brisbane 2032
The push is on to ensure the Olympics and Paralympics on home soil in eight years’ time go down as the country’s most successful.
- by Tom Decent
Raygun shows Sir Richard Branson how to breakdance on Virgin Voyages cruise
Australian Olympic Breaker Raygun has shown Sir Richard Branson how to break dance on a Virgin Voyages cruise ship.
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