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A screen grab of Goodes' war dance.

‘Unimaginable public bullying’: Sydney’s warning to AFL on 10th anniversary of Goodes’ war dance

While the Swans marked the anniversary of the war dance by their feted two-time Brownlow medallist, Goodes remains largely estranged from the AFL.

  • Andrew Wu

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St Kilda star Brad Hill fears racism will always exist.

‘We don’t react to media criticism’: Dillon defends Rioli penalty

AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon has spoken publicly for the first time about the Willie Rioli case, as one Indigenous star fears racism will always exist from beyond the boundary.

  • Jon Pierik
The Afrikaner refugees arrived at Dulles International Airport.

Trump grants white South Africans refugee status in the US

The group of about 50 arrived in the US as refugees, a humanitarian designation meant for those fleeing war or persecution that the Trump administration has suspended for all other groups worldwide.

  • Teo Armus and Emily Wax-Thibodeaux
Back on deck: Willie Rioli returned to Alberton on Monday, with the Power hopeful he lines up against Geelong on Saturday.

‘Foolish and weak’: Caroline Wilson slams AFL for lack of leadership on Rioli

Wilson says the AFL has been exposed as showing a lack of leadership for how it handled allegations against Rioli last week and counterclaims from his club, Port Adelaide, about daily racism he experiences.

  • Jon Pierik
Richmond star Noah Balta.

How crime and punishment do, and don’t, work in the AFL world

The handling of Paul Curtis, Noah Balta, Willie Rioli and others highlights the very different way the AFL deals with on-field and social incidents.

  • Jake Niall
Sidelined: Port Adelaide forward Willie Rioli will not face the Crows this weekend.

‘Don’t go there’: Hinkley warns rivals not to sledge Rioli when he returns from threat ban

Power coach Ken Hinkley backed the club’s stance on the Willie Rioli suspension, and issued a warning to any opponent considering trying to rile the forward when he returns to the field.

  • Jon Pierik
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Port Adelaide say they’re trying to support and protect Willie Rioli.

Inside the Willie Rioli decision that sparked a fury

The AFL has been roundly criticised for their inconsistent application of penalties for a while now and the Rioli saga brought the dissatisfaction to a head.

  • Peter Ryan
Australia’s top-ranked university sacked one staff member last year for racism and reprimanded 17 students who occupied a building as part of a pro-Palestine protest.

Melbourne Uni staffer sacked for racism, 17 students reprimanded over protests

The University of Melbourne’s inaugural annual report into racism found of 33 complaints made against staff, only two were investigated.

  • Caroline Schelle
Neo-Nazis marching through Melbourne in 2023.

Neo-Nazis quietly forming a political party to try to get around the law

The far-right agitators who disrupted Anzac Day want to form a political party as part of a plan to exploit legal loopholes and take on the next federal election.

  • Sherryn Groch
St Kilda spearhead Max King.

More surgery for a luckless Saint; Yze says Balta’s been ‘punished enough’; Rioli trains as coach calls for social media changes

St Kilda star Max King will go under the knife yet again, while Noah Balta is likely to play in Richmond’s AFL side on Saturday just days before he is sentenced for assault.

  • Angus Delaney and Scott Spits

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