Good morning. Today, Guardian Australia speaks to the family of Terry Strong, who didn’t talk openly about the startling and profound decline of their beloved husband and father until two weeks ago, when they gave evidence at a Senate inquiry on concussion and head trauma in contact sports. Now they’re sharing his moving story in detail – and urging change, saying the government needs to ensure sporting organisations are “responsible and accountable for the welfare of players”.
Meanwhile, the death toll of 33,000 in the Turkey-Syria quake could double, and parts of New Zealand hunker down as a second major storm in as many weeks lashes the North Island.
