‘This is all our culture’: Patty Mills and his fight against racial injustice
The NBA star led the Boomers to their historic medal in Tokyo and just signed a $17-million deal. But Eddie Mabo’s great-nephew is also fighting racial injustice.
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Birds of Toyko, Eskimo Joe and Baker Boy to feature on Perth’s big day
Birds of Tokyo and Eskimo Joe are among the headline acts for the AFL grand final entertainment, which will have a theme of Australian anthems.
Warren Buffett’s $US6b bet on Japan has paid off
Warren Buffett shocked Tokyo markets last August with a $US6 billion bet on the country’s five largest trading houses. One year on, his investments are paying off.
Hold the phone: Scooter overwhelmed by support as Pearse, Greenwood shine
Grant “Scooter” Patterson, Col Pearse and Jasmine Greenwood all made it onto the podium in another successful night in the Tokyo pool.
Paralympics 2021 LIVE updates: Hicks, Turner win gold; Australia’s flying mullet takes bronze
Another action-packed day looms and it’s already proven a golden one for Darren Hicks, who has gone one better than his silver last week in the Tokyo velodrome.
Paralympics 2021 LIVE updates: Steelers miss bronze, Michel in action, lucky 13 in pool
Another action-packed day looms in Tokyo and as always we’ll be taking you right through until the evening with all the latest from the Paralympics.
‘No fear’: Clifford to run marathon despite collapsing in 5000m final
Australia distance runner Jaryd Clifford had nothing left in the tank following his first race in Tokyo that ended with him on a stretcher.
Holt ready to bolt in 100m showdown as Australia eye big athletics medal haul
Australia’s track and field team begins its Tokyo campaign on Friday, aiming to improve on the team’s healthy haul of 26 medals at Rio.
Delight for best mates Crothers and Popham on golden night in pool
Will Martin, Lakeisha Patterson, Rowan Crothers and Ben Popham all won their events on a superb opening night for Australia in the Tokyo pool.
‘This ain’t it’: Patty Mills, a line in the sand and the Boomers revival
As he reflects on Tokyo success, Patty Mills recalls a pivotal moment almost a decade ago that helped shape the Boomers’ feel-good run to the Olympic podium.
‘Did that just happen?’: Campbell sisters weigh up next steps after Tokyo highs
Two weeks in quarantine hasn’t cleared up the future for the star sisters. But they know major decisions lie ahead.
A stranger helped a Jamaican athlete make his Olympic race. He won gold and tracked her down
Hansle Parchment got lost in Tokyo on the day of his Olympic race and was rapidly running out of time to get to the stadium. A good Samaritan stepped in […]
How machine learning gave Australia an edge in the Tokyo pool
Australia won medals in six out of seven relays in Tokyo as cutting-edge technology predicted not only their best team, but those of their opposition.
‘Devastating’ SA double quarantine sprung on Olympians while flying home from Tokyo
The AOC is “profoundly disappointed” in the South Australian government’s refusal to reverse their requirement for 16 Olympians to quarantine again after they return to their homestate.
‘Cruel and uncaring’: AOC lashes SA for imposing ‘28-day quarantine’ on returning Olympians
The Australian Olympic Committee has lashed the South Australian government for imposing an additional 14 days’ quarantine on a group of athletes returning to that state from Tokyo via Sydney.
How rehab at home set former Olympian Nicole Livingstone on path to Tokyo
Since the pandemic started, the use of home hospital services has taken off.
Paralympians face more danger in Japan, warns team boss
Chef de mission Kate McLoughlin says Australia’s Paralympians are ready to shine on the world stage – but the team will enter a very different Tokyo to that of the […]
In the shadow of COVID, Tokyo closes a Games like no other
Japan’s Olympic marathon is over. After five years of preparation and 17 days of triumph, heartbreak and disbelief, Tokyo pulled off what few thought it could.
Spirit and sportsmanship get Tokyo over the line
Australian decathlete Cedric Dubler’s selflessness towards teammate Ash Moloney encapsulated what worked about these Olympics.
Even initially sceptical welcomed Games distraction
So many of the exceptional memories from Tokyo’s Olympic Games had nothing to do with standing on a podium.
The debt owed to Japan for a Games that exhilarated the world but shut them out
Celebrate the athletes, wonder at the sportsmanship, but never forget the sacrifices Tokyo made for an Olympics the world needed but they couldn’t attend.
The strain finally shows on chef de mission as Australia’s Games end
Ian Chesterman struggled to hold back tears on Sunday as he spoke of the relief in bringing a team to Tokyo and getting them home safely and healthy.
Why scrapping gold medal predictions worked wonders for Australia in Tokyo
The boss of the AIS says the contentious policy helped Australia’s record-breaking Olympics as the country’s highest-funded sports all delivered in Tokyo.
Leaping into history: Nicola McDermott wins high jump silver
Nicola McDermott has won silver in the high jump and become the first Australian woman to win an Olympic high jump medal since Michelle Brown in Tokyo nearly 60 years […]
After five years, Tokyo’s Olympic marathon heads for the finish line
Caught between rising coronavirus infections and a heatwave. The indomitable spirit of the Japanese people has seen these Games through.
Breakdancing is in, baseball, softball, karate out of Paris Olympics
Surfing, skateboarding and sport climbing made their Olympic debuts in Tokyo and brought everything organisers hoped for. The line-up for Paris will be different.
Life on the Garside: Bronze, ballet and the big dance after Tokyo
Harry Garside’s determination to swim against the tide made him an important figure in the Olympic boxing tournament.
‘I’ve never seen it before’: Ice vests rushed on course to help Olympic golfers
Hannah Green worked her way into contention as world No.1 Nelly Korda flirted with a historic 59 on a day when golfers melted in the Tokyo heat and humidity.
The Boomers have bigger dreams than just minor medals in Tokyo
Australia’s men have never won an Olympic medal but don’t intend to settle for a bronze play-off as they prepare for a semi-final against the USA.
‘So out of my control’: Simone Biles leaves Tokyo with bronze but no answers
Simone Biles says she felt physically ill watching other gymnasts do the one thing that her body simply wouldn’t do.