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Milano Cortina 2026

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Tahli Gill and Dean Hewitt with the spoils of victory in Gstaad, Switzerland, in October.

In Switzerland, they won a goat. Now these Aussie curlers want an Olympic medal

Dean Hewitt and Tahli Gill spend two-thirds of the year abroad to chase their dreams - not to mention the financial expenses. It could all be about to pay off.

  • Vince Rugari

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Alyce Wood with her daughter, Florence.

‘A game changer’: AOC builds for Brisbane 2032 with $50 million backing of Australian athletes

The Australian Olympic Committee will dip into its $200 million war chest for new retirement grants and return to sport payment for mothers.

  • Chris Barrett
Nick Timmings and Michael Milton have both crowdfunded their Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games qualification programs.

‘Exhausting and disheartening’: The other side of life as a Winter Olympian

Fundraising has become a stalwart for Australia’s Winter Olympians as they attempt to qualify for the 2026 games in Italy.

  • Billie Eder and Frances Howe
Lila McGuire plays Evonne Goolagong in the highly anticipated three-part biopic.

Is your favourite TV show back next year? Here’s everything on our screens in 2026

All the local broadcasters have bet big on their areas of expertise – aka ratings winners – while the ABC is doing the heavy lifting in scripted drama.

  • Louise Rugendyke
Australian skeleton athlete Nick Timmings.

Nick has spent $400,000 on this Olympic sport. It doesn’t exist in Australia

Nick Timmings is aiming for his second Winter Olympics in skeleton – a sport where athletes go head-first down an ice track, reaching speeds of up to 140km/h.

  • Billie Eder

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