Taryn Neville says she was groomed by coach Alex Parnov as a teen. When she became his assistant coach, she hoped she could protect other young stars from harm, including a talented Nina Kennedy.
HR manager Maryanne Scholz insisted that Nina Kennedy’s allegations against Alex Parnov must be reported to police, but she encountered pushback from the previous WAIS board.
Amanda Bisk thought Alex Parnov would be the coach to guide her to Olympic heights. She reveals how for the past 15 years she has buried the pain of being abused, never telling a soul – until now.
When pole vault coach Paul Burgess discovered Alex Parnov was accused of preying on young female athletes like Nina Kennedy he tried in vain to get bosses to listen – and soon found himself out of a job.
West Australian Institute of Sport holds snap press conference to apologise to the athletes harmed by former Olympic pole vault coach Alex Parnov as police assess ‘potential criminal conduct’.
Australia’s most celebrated pole vault coach was for decades lauded as ‘a genius in his field’. Behind the medals and glowing headlines, a much darker story was unfolding – and it was all in plain sight.
NT Health and representatives of Zachary Rolfe have criticised counsel assisting the coroner in the inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker, while other parties have come to her defence.
Australian media mogul Saad Mohseni plays a cat-and-mouse game with the Taliban, airing TV to millions of Afghan girls, but says we have to engage with our former enemy before it’s too late.
Hoa Tek Chien and Heang Kim Gau had owned and operated Buzzy Bee’s Burger House for decades and were well-liked members of the community in Sydney’s west.
Legendary Sydney barrister, celebrated World War II pilot, former federal attorney-general and avid farmer Tom Hughes AO KC has died just two days after he marked his 101st birthday.
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