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Businesses join the Q for gold at Brisbane Olympics

Businesses join the Q for gold at Brisbane Olympics

Queensland-based businesses will be in the box seat to share in $180 billion in government procurement between now and 2032.

Ewing gets Olympic break despite J-Bay disappointment

Ewing gets Olympic break despite J-Bay disappointment

Ewing gets Olympic break despite J-Bay disappointment

Ewing gets Olympic break despite J-Bay disappointment

Ethan Ewing had no answer to Felipe Toledo in the World Surf League event final at South Africa's Jeffreys Bay but he did secure a spot for the Paris Olympics.

Anzac XV with a twist part of Lions' 2025 rugby tour

Anzac XV with a twist part of Lions' 2025 rugby tour

Anzac XV with a twist part of Lions' 2025 rugby tour

Anzac XV with a twist part of Lions' 2025 rugby tour

All five Australian Super Rugby clubs, as well as a combined Australia-New Zealand XV, will face the British and Irish Lions on their three-Test tour in 2025.

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Aussie swim coach, hockey boss shock at Games call

Aussie swim coach, hockey boss shock at Games call

A host of sporting bodies and athletes have criticised Victoria's decision to scrap hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games.

Victoria sends Olympics organisers a 'wake-up call'

Victoria sends Olympics organisers a 'wake-up call'

Queensland's opposition warns Victoria's shock decision to cancel the Commonwealth Games is a wake-up call for organisers of the 2032 Brisbane Olympics.

Gilmore gives world title defence a push at J-Bay

Gilmore gives world title defence a push at J-Bay

Stephanie Gilmore has a chance to make up ground as she chases a World Surf League Finals berth, advancing to the quarter-finals at Jeffreys Bay.

Comm Games claim 'strong' interest despite cancellation

Comm Games claim 'strong' interest despite cancellation

The Commonwealth Games Federation and Commonwealth Games Australia have savaged Victoria's decision to cancel their hosting of the 2026 edition.

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Three Aussie medals on final day of para world titles

Three Aussie medals on final day of para world titles

Three Aussie medals on final day of para world titles

Three Aussie medals on final day of para world titles

Reece Langdon, Angus Hincksman and Paralympian Rhiannon Clarke have finished among the medals for Australia as the world para athletics champs come to a close.

Australian sailors learn from Olympic test event

Australian sailors learn from Olympic test event

Australian sailors learn from Olympic test event

Australian sailors learn from Olympic test event

While Olympic champion Matt Wearn won gold, the Australian sailing team say they've learnt a lot from the Paris 2024 Games test event in Marseille.

Aussie athletes add two silvers at para world titles

Aussie athletes add two silvers at para world titles

Aussie athletes add two silvers at para world titles

Aussie athletes add two silvers at para world titles

Michael Roeger and Guy Henly have added two silvers to Australia's haul at the world para athletics championships while shot putter Cam Crombie finished fourth.

Hall makes statement ahead of world athletics titles

Hall makes statement ahead of world athletics titles

Hall makes statement ahead of world athletics titles

Hall makes statement ahead of world athletics titles

Linden Hall has wrested back the Australian women's 1500m record while Canberra teen Cameron Myers posted an age-group best at the Diamond League in Poland.

Turner leads Aussies' best day at para world titles

Turner leads Aussies' best day at para world titles

Turner leads Aussies' best day at para world titles

Turner leads Aussies' best day at para world titles

Australia won four medals at the world para athletics titles on Day 7 via James Turner (gold), Mali Lovell and Maria Strong (silver) and Vanessa Low (bronze)

Little wins Australia's fifth medal at Para worlds

Little wins Australia's fifth medal at Para worlds

Little wins Australia's fifth medal at Para worlds

Little wins Australia's fifth medal at Para worlds

Rosemary Little has added to her Paralympic bronze at the London Games and 2013 world championships medal haul with bronze at the global meet in Paris.

Nyika to fight in adopted Gatton home, eyes Opetaia

Nyika to fight in adopted Gatton home, eyes Opetaia

Nyika to fight in adopted Gatton home, eyes Opetaia

Nyika to fight in adopted Gatton home, eyes Opetaia

Olympic bronze medallist and world-title hopeful David Nyika will be formally introduced to his adopted home town of Gatton in a local fight night in late July.

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Last-gasp Burian takes javelin silver at Para worlds

Australian javelin thrower Michal Burian has left it late to launch his silver medal-winning effort at the World Para Athletics Championships in Paris, France.

Australian women play surfing waiting game at J-Bay

World No.2 Tyler Wright finished runner-up at the WSL's Corona Open at Jeffreys Bay in South Africa last year and is looking to go one better in 2023.

Olympic champion Wearn sails to lead in test event

West Australian sailor Matt Wearn has moved into top spot in the overall standings in the ILCA 7 class in the Paris 2024 Olympic sailing test event.

Australian BMX star suffers horrific knee injury

Izaac Kennedy is still dreaming of Olympic glory, despite the 22-year-old Australian BMX star suffering serious damage to his left knee in a recent crash.

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Norris edged out of medals at para world titles

Seeking a fourth consecutive medal, Australian sprint star Chad Norris missed out on bronze by 100th of a second at the world para athletics titles in Paris.

Six and counting for Aussie Para world champion Turner

Australian James Turner has sprinted to his sixth Para Athletics World Championships gold medal, convincingly taking out the 400m T36 event in France.

Sydney Marathon attracts world champion Ethiopian Tola

Organisers are expecting September's Sydney Marathon to be the fastest ever with world champion Ethiopian Tamirat Tola among the field.

Australian mens rowing eight win first gold since 1986

Australia's men's eight rowing crew have upset Great Britain at the World Cup to win the country's first gold in the event in more than 36 years.

Australia make golden start at Para World Championships

Maria Strong has delivered Australia its first gold medal at the World Para Athletics Championships in Paris.

Peter Bol gets 800m qualifier for world championships

Peter Bol has taken a big stride forward in a difficult year by bettering the 800m qualifying standard for the world championships.

Hockeyroos bank on experience with Olympics on the line

World No.2 Australia have turned to experienced heads for their Oceania Cup series against New Zealand, with direct Olympic hockey qualification the prize.

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