Sports

Politics & Society

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Research

What BMX teaches us about belonging (and not belonging)

Building community, confidence and resilience are integral for the psychosocial health of people with disability. And you can find them all in BMX

Politics & Society

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Opinion

You can win the Asian Cup and still lose your job

As women’s football celebrates a landmark policy to boost female coaches – the volatile, unsupportive system they will enter remains the same

Arts & Culture

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Analysis

The Paralympics has a media problem. Milano Cortina could change that

For decades, the media has told the wrong story about Paralympic athletes. The 2026 Winter Olympic Games is a chance to ask how we can do better

Politics & Society

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Opinion

Instead of demonising BMX riders, councils could try working with them

Demolishing do-it-yourself BMX trails destroys an active, creative, supportive community of young people

Arts & Culture

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Opinion

Athletes use Stoicism to deal with pressure, but Broicism and $toicism are lurking

Sportspeople often misuse the ancient philosophy of Stoicism as a tool for winning, but when they embrace its true meaning, it’s their humanity that shines through

Politics & Society

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Opinion

Homophobia in AFL is not an isolated incident. It’s time we stopped treating it that way

Focusing on single acts of bigotry releases institutions, like the AFL, of any responsibility and ensures ongoing homophobia and racism in football

Politics & Society

Australia must protect future Olympians from abuse

With athletes at the ‘Youthful’ Olympics as young as 11 years old, more needs to be done to protect young people in sport from any kind of abuse

Health & Medicine

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Analysis

The biomechanics of going really, really fast

From swimming to shot put, biomechanics can identify key physiological traits that contribute to athletic success in Olympic sports

Health & Medicine

Olympians shouldn’t pay a punishing mental price for gold

As we head into the Paris Olympics, the mental health of elite athletes is finally becoming less stigmatised and that can only be a good thing

Health & Medicine

The precision of vision for Olympic gymnasts and divers

Elite athletes like Simone Biles and Greg Louganis spend years training their bodies, brains and vision to give peak Olympic performances