Jessica Halloran

Jessica Halloran is a Walkley award-winning sports writer. She has been covering sport for two decades and has reported from Olympic Games, world swimming and athletics championships, the rugby World Cup as well as the AFL and NRL finals series. In 2017 she wrote Jelena Dokic’s biography Unbreakable which went on to become a bestseller.

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‘They are women’: IOC hits back after Olympics gender row erupts

The International Olympic Committee has been forced to defend two boxers in the women’s competition after a gender row erupted at the Paris Games.

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Australia's Swedish coach Tony Gustavsson reacts from the sidelines in the women's group B football match between Australia and Zambia during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Nice Stadium in Nice on July 28, 2024. (Photo by Valery HACHE / AFP)

Matildas ‘mess’: Gustavsson’s future in doubt

Tony Gustavsson is unlikely to earn a new deal after his tactics and ‘disorganised’ direction were questioned during an Olympics campaign described internally as a ‘shitshow’.

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‘Sh*tshow’: Matildas in turmoil ahead of crunch match

Matildas coach Tony Gustavsson’s reign as coach will end after this Olympics, but questions have been raised about his management of the team in France.

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DAILY TELEGRAPH AUGUST 7, 2023. Fans celebrate an Australian goal at the FIFA Womens World Cup Australia V Denmark knockout game at Stadium Australia, Sydney Olympic Park. Picture: Jonathan Ng

‘Critical’ that A-Leagues capitalise on Matildas boom

Angel FC boss Julie Uhrman, the president of the most valuable women’s football franchise in the world, said it is ‘critical’ Australia gets its national women’s competition right to capitalise on the Matildas’ boom.

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Australia's Shayna Jack (R) and Australia's Meg Harris celebrates after winning the final of the women's 4x100m freestyle relay swimming event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Paris La Defense Arena in Nanterre, west of Paris, on July 27, 2024. (Photo by SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP)

‘Great start’: Shayna Jack makes up for lost time with golden moment

Five years after her world was rocked by a doping offence she maintains she was innocent of, Shayna Jack finally has a moment of redemption — and she insists it’s only the beginning.

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Steph Catley leads the Matildas out for the second half of there game against Germany. Paris 2024 Olympics.

Blowtorch to probe Matildas’ ‘train wreck’ display

The Matildas’ fitness is under scrutiny and their preparation will be put under the microscope in the wake of the nightmare loss to Germany.

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Mary Fowler, from left, in her early Matildas days, in France this week and showing her skills as a child.

Why Paris must be Mary’s coming of age moment for Matildas

Forever scribbling away in her journal, Mary Fowler details her inner most thoughts. Will the Paris Olympics be a defining chapter?

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Laundry disasters, tacos, 20,000 coffees: Inside Olympic Village life

Explore what life is like for our athletes living in the Paris Olympic Village, and how Australian officials have made it feel like ‘home’ for our great medal hopes.

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‘Built for greatness’: Aussie volleyballers in awe of Paris venue

They will have arguably the best view from the best venue in the entire 2024 Paris Olympic Games. And the Aussie beach volleyball team are still pinching themselves.

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PERTH, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 01: Mary Fowler of the Matildas acknowledges the crowd after the win during the AFC Women's Asian Olympic Qualifier match between Australia Matildas and Chinese Taipei at HBF Park on November 01, 2023 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by James Worsfold/Getty Images)

The money, marketing and magic of Matildas star Mary Fowler

Mary Fowler grew up playing football in far-north Queensland with no idea who the Matildas were. Now she is the face of the team, sought after by global brands, and an inspiration for the next generation, writes JESSICA HALLORAN.

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