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Sprint star Gout Gout to run the Stawell Gift

The hottest property in Australian athletics, Gout Gout has agreed to run in the nation’s richest foot race, a decision expected to create unseen hype for the event in its 143rd year.

  • Michael Gleeson

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Opposition Leader Peter Dutton

Dutton divides the nation, the Indigenous flag unites

Recognising the country’s original owners brings us closer together; to remove the flag divides us. Dutton knows this and is taking a page out of Trump’s playbook.

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Who is Australia’s greatest Olympian? It’s bound to start an argument

Who is Australia’s greatest Olympian? We have narrowed the field to a top 12, consisting of seven women and five men.

  • Greg Baum
A gold medal.

Gold for the record books and Australia’s Olympic future

Australia’s record number of gold medals is good news for future Olympics.

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Cathy Freeman (left) and Marie-Jose Perec after Perec's gold medal in the 400m at the 1996 Olympics.

Chased out of Sydney, could Cathy Freeman’s great rival light the Olympic cauldron?

French president Emmannuel Macron fuelled speculation that Marie-Jose Perec could make an Olympic comeback 24 years after she caused an international storm by fleeing the Sydney Games.

  • Marta Pascual Juanola
Athletes and psychology.

‘The weight of expectation was crippling’: How to avoid choking at the Olympics

The Olympic Games are unique – and so is the pressure that comes with racing in them. Not everyone finds a way to handle it.

  • Greg Baum
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Memorable moments.

Australia’s 20 most memorable Olympic moments

Freeman or Thorpe? Rugby sevens gold or water polo glory? We take a walk down memory lane and select 20 unforgettable Australian Olympic moments.

  • Tom Decent
(Clockwise from top) Ryan Gosling in Barbie; Kirsten Dunst in Wimbledon; Emma Thompson in Matilda the Musical; Parminder Nagra and Keira Knightley in Bend it Like Beckham; Madonna in Die Another Day; and Steve Carell in Foxcatcher.

Your Olympics warm-up: You name the sport, we name the movie

With the Olympics just over a month away, it’s time to improve your sporting knowledge with our Olympic-themed film and TV festival. We’ve (almost) found a movie, TV series or documentary to match all 28 events.

  • Louise Rugendyke
Australia's Cathy Freeman sits on the track after winning the women's 400m final at the Sydney Olympic Games.

University to study Freeman’s ‘dream state’ in famous gold medal run

Cathy Freeman’s 400m gold medal at the Sydney 2000 Olympics is arguably Australia’s greatest sporting moment. Now Freeman has revealed how she mentally handled the pressure is the topic of a study at Monash University.

  • Jon Pierik
The ABC News Breakfast host criss-crossed the country on his commuter bike in Tony Armstrong’s Extra-Ordinary Things.

Tony Armstrong reveals the ‘thing’ he’ll never give up

The popular ABC News Breakfast presenter criss-crossed the country on a bike in search of people’s most precious possessions for his new show.

  • Bridget McManus

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