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Sam Short breaks national record at Comm Games trials

Sam Short breaks national record at Comm Games trials

Aiming for five Commonwealth Games gold medals, in-form Sam Short has set an 800m freestyle national record at Australia's swimming trials in Sydney.

'Smash him': defection spices up Ashes velodrome battle

'Smash him': defection spices up Ashes velodrome battle

'Smash him': defection spices up Ashes velodrome battle

'Smash him': defection spices up Ashes velodrome battle

Leigh Hoffman will defend the Commonwealth Games team sprint title in Glasgow that he won alongside defector Matthew Richardson, who will be riding for England.

Hi-tech Olympics planning 'can create lasting legacy'

Hi-tech Olympics planning 'can create lasting legacy'

Hi-tech Olympics planning 'can create lasting legacy'

Hi-tech Olympics planning 'can create lasting legacy'

Technology and a mindset shift can create an Olympic legacy for Brisbane that lasts for generations, a sustainability expert says.

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Levi-powered Aussie women roar to world sevens title

Levi-powered Aussie women roar to world sevens title

Australia's rugby women have become world sevens champions after defeating their great rivals New Zealand in the final match of the season in Bordeaux.

Protesters shift Olympic park fight beyond fences

Protesters shift Olympic park fight beyond fences

Campaigners say their fight to protect Brisbane’s Victoria Park is moving from the parklands to the courts and Canberra as work starts on the 2032 stadium.

Elder's grief as Olympics stadium replaces healing site

Elder's grief as Olympics stadium replaces healing site

The race to complete the 2032 stadium has begun at a city park despite protests, triggering fears a First Nations place of healing will be "gone forever".

Last-ditch push to save park slated for Olympic arena

Last-ditch push to save park slated for Olympic arena

A government and demonstrators remain at loggerheads over a central park that's earmarked to serve as the main Olympics stadium.

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Athletes in Airbnbs: Aussie homes line up for Olympics

Athletes in Airbnbs: Aussie homes line up for Olympics

Athletes in Airbnbs: Aussie homes line up for Olympics

Athletes in Airbnbs: Aussie homes line up for Olympics

Households will be prepared to sleep international athletes, officials and tourists as a hotels crunch leaves Brisbane short of beds for the 2032 Olympics.

Golden glow as Hauser goes back-to-back in Yokohama

Golden glow as Hauser goes back-to-back in Yokohama

Golden glow as Hauser goes back-to-back in Yokohama

Golden glow as Hauser goes back-to-back in Yokohama

Australian triathlon star Matt Hauser has won back-to-back gold medals in Japan, with compatriot Luke Willian claiming bronze.

Olympic planning queried in affair corruption referral

Olympic planning queried in affair corruption referral

Olympic planning queried in affair corruption referral

Olympic planning queried in affair corruption referral

A relationship between senior ministers has triggered a corruption watchdog referral over possible conflicts of interest in Olympic venue and grant decisions.

Olympic rowers v crocs and currents: no Plan B for site

Olympic rowers v crocs and currents: no Plan B for site

Olympic rowers v crocs and currents: no Plan B for site

Olympic rowers v crocs and currents: no Plan B for site

A state government is sticking by a controversial site slated to host the Olympic rowing in 2032 ahead of an inspection by the sport's world body.

Athletics great joins race to help deliver 2032 Games

Athletics great joins race to help deliver 2032 Games

Athletics great joins race to help deliver 2032 Games

Athletics great joins race to help deliver 2032 Games

Athletics great Cathy Freeman has taken up a key 2032 Olympic advisory role, becoming the latest high-profile star to help Brisbane Games organisers.

Croc and elephant fears lurk over Olympic rowing venue

Croc and elephant fears lurk over Olympic rowing venue

Croc and elephant fears lurk over Olympic rowing venue

Croc and elephant fears lurk over Olympic rowing venue

A government has been slammed for sticking to its guns to host 2032 rowing at a crocodile habitat, with critics claiming the course will be a white elephant.

Transgender women banned from Olympic female events

Transgender women banned from Olympic female events

Transgender women banned from Olympic female events

Transgender women banned from Olympic female events

Olympic chiefs have agreed a new eligibility policy in which transgender women athletes will be banned from competing in the female category at the Games.

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'No other venues': croc habitat to host Olympic rowing

Plans to hold the 2032 Brisbane Olympic rowing at a crocodile habitat remain on track for a defiant state government providing a Games venue update.

How Hauser plans to upset Olympic triathlon supremacy

Australia's triathlon world champion Matt Hauser hosted Olympic ace and British rival Alex Yee in his own backyard before they resume hostilities.

Aussies central to female sport global meeting of minds

A global women's sports alliance will make moves to expand during the Women in Sport Congress in Brisbane, but don't expect members to reveal all their secrets.

Olympic-sized blowout concerns for 2032 Games rejected

While the Winter Olympics in Italy are plagued by budget overruns, the Queensland government insists the 2032 Brisbane Games won't cost taxpayers an extra cent.

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Aussie sailing mourns death of 1983 America's Cup coach

Mike Fletcher, the man who plotted Australia's 1983 America's Cup boilover and inspired generations of Olympic sailors, has died at the age of 92.

Lifesaving Games push as Ali prepares to call it a Day

Ali Day will retire as one of surf lifesaving's most successful athletes, hopeful those who come after him benefit from the profile boost of an Olympic debut.

Sevens sister act resist NRLW lure to re-sign with RA

Turning their back on NRLW, rugby sevens sisters Maddison and Teagan Levi will vie for Olympic glory at the 2028 LA Games after re-signing with Rugby Australia.

Wollaston wins first Tour stage, crash hits Australians

New Zealand sprinter Ally Wollaston has won the first stage of the Tour Down Under, after a late crash ruined the hopes of the Australian Liv AlUla Jayco team.

Federal gun reforms ignite fear among shooters

Firearms advocates have raised objections to a planned overhaul of the nation's gun restrictions, although the government insists changes won't impact shooters.

Decision made on bid to stop Brisbane's Olympic stadium

The federal government has rejected an application to stop work on the 2032 Brisbane stadium site but appointed a mediator to "avoid harm to cultural heritage".

Olympic stadium design unveiled for Brisbane Games

The design for Brisbane’s new $3.8 billion Olympic stadium has been unveiled, sparking renewed protests from activists seeking to halt the development.

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