Easter
Why boxing has a better record on concussions than the footy codes
The football codes, on the other hand, continue to deny scientific findings and to promote full contact versions of their sports for young children.
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Boxing has a blind spot when it comes to concussions
The recent Tim Tszyu-Sebastian Fundora fight, much hyped by the media, developed into a bloodbath, serving only to prove that professional boxing on which so many promoters, agents and other hangers-on sponge livings, is a decadent activity.
Editorial
Police
Three key reasons why the Steve Jackson hiring matters
It takes a special kind of incompetence to drag your government into another “jobs for the boys” scandal.
- The Herald's View
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Catholic church
Pope soldiers on through Easter Sunday after skipping Good Friday ‘to preserve health’
Pope Francis overcame concerns about his health to preside over Easter Sunday Mass, leading some 30,000 people in a flower-decked St Peter’s Square.
- by Nicole Winfield
Police crack down on speeding, drink driving amid Easter road safety blitz
During the first two days of the long weekend, Queensland police detected more than 100 drink drivers, 150 drug drivers and issued almost 1000 speeding tickets.
- by Courtney Kruk
‘This is my first good crop in 50 years’: cockatoos the key to Beverley’s success
Fruit and nut production is on the rise after 2023’s damaging storms.
- by Angus Dalton
After Jesus died on the cross, Christianity triumphed
After the first Easter, faith became the most enduring legacy of classical antiquity.
- by Barney Zwartz
Pope skips Good Friday event to preserve health ahead of Easter, Vatican says
His last-minute decision to stay home this year recalled the Good Friday that St John Paul II famously watched from the Apostolic Palace just before he died in 2005.
- by Nicole Winfield, Andrew Medichini and Aritz Parra
King praises ‘hand of friendship in time of need’ in Easter message
Charles missed a traditional service, but recorded his first public address since his daughter-in-law, Catherine, revealed she had been diagnosed with cancer.
- by Michael Holden
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Tragedy
Girl, 8, sole survivor as 45 killed after bus plunges down ravine in South Africa
The passenger bus was transporting Easter worshippers from Botswana, a landlocked country in Southern Africa, to Moria, a town in Limpopo.
- by Gerald Imray
Good Friday ushers in perfect Easter weather in Sydney – but a warning to campers
Warm and sunny conditions are forecast across much of the state this Easter long weekend, while NSW Health has warned outdoor-bound holidaymakers to cover up to avoid dangers beyond just the sun.
- by Angus Dalton
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