North star Simpkin shines in Sir Doug Nicholls Round After a tumultuous off-season also marred by tragedy, a North Melbourne veteran is adding to his lofty reputation this year. AAP · May 23
AFL:Focus on Indigenous round as Giants brace for Lions GWS are out to reignite their season with a Sir Doug Nicholls Round win over Brisbane, with ex-AFL player Malcolm Lynch shedding light on his role at the club. AAP · May 23
Focus on Indigenous round as Giants brace for Lions GWS are out to reignite their season with a Sir Doug Nicholls Round win over Brisbane, with ex-AFL player Malcolm Lynch shedding light on his role at the club. AAP · May 23
'Magic' dreaming of Darwin having its own AFL team At the launch of the Sir Doug Nicholls round, the esteem that current Indigenous players have for Michael 'Magic' McLean was clear. AAP · May 11
'Work to do': AFL targets Indigenous player boost The AFL is considering a range of measures to boost the number of Indigenous players in the league following a significant decline in recent seasons. AAP · May 11
Legends demand AFL action on falling Indigenous numbers Two of footy's Indigenous greats hope Sir Doug Nicholls Round can spark action to reverse the falling number of First Nations players on AFL club lists. AAP · May 21, 2025
Bulldogs coach Beveridge wary of Marvel mental trap After visiting seven venues across nine rounds, the Western Bulldogs are being urged to avoid complacency on their return to Marvel Stadium against Essendon. AAP · May 16, 2025
Trust hopes to turn William Blake’s cottage into a museum Campaign aims to renovate Sussex home where artist and poet wrote Jerusalem in time for 200th anniversary of his death The Guardian - UK · Sep 14, 2024
Bobby Hill ready to stand up and lead Magpies attack Collingwood forward Bobby Hill is ready to step up and be a leader in the Magpies' decimated AFL attack against Adelaide. AAP · May 17, 2024
‘It was a horrible day, looking back’: Nicky Winmar on his 1993 ‘Black and proud’ moment In a new book, the Noongar man and AFL great reflects on his childhood, football career and the racist abuse he faced The Guardian - AU · Oct 29, 2023
‘Empathy and kindness’: 1967 referendum campaigner urges Australians to vote yes ‘I just would say to people, please, I don’t want to beg, but I would just say: this is the right thing to do,’ says Aunty Di Travis The Guardian - AU · Oct 7, 2023
In 1951, corroboree dancers in Darwin went on strike: their actions would reverberate as far as Melbourne Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains names and images of deceased people. The Conversation · Aug 6, 2023
Healing Place opens with hopes of better health outcomes and a reconciled Australia A Riverland council has opened its Healing Place near a hospital, a communal space for people waiting for medical appointments and an innovative way to spark discussion about the future of Australia. ABC News · Jun 1, 2023
'I feel embraced': Tuggeranong celebrates Indigenous round with guernsey designed by players "I feel embraced. It's cool just to tell your story," one of the players said. The Canberra Times · May 23, 2023
Al Jazeera · May 13, 2023 ‘What now?’: Scenes from the US-Mexico border US is seeing an influx of migrants at its southern border with Mexico as pandemic-era policy came to an end this week.
The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2023 Senators visit Arizona, Texas border in search for solutions Yuma County, Arizona politicians, tribal leaders and the head of a local humanitarian group called on a politically diverse delegation of senators from around the U.S. to craft immigration reform amid an increase in migrant arrivals that can overwhelm local resources
The Independent UK · Jan 6, 2023 Arizona's shipping container wall on border is coming down Former Republican Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey’s border barrier of shipping containers has been largely dismantled just in time for a new Democratic administration, costing tens of millions of dollars over just a few months while they were set up and taken down again
ABC News · Jul 30, 2022 Melbourne's Fitzroy hides a past as a hub for the Aboriginal civil rights movement While the inner-Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy is now dominated by cafes, trendy bars and designer homewares, its history is steeped in the Aboriginal community's fight for equal rights.
ABC News · Jul 6, 2022 Sir Doug Nicholls recognised with postage stamp on 50th anniversary of his knighthood The family of Sir Doug Nicholls says it is an emotional day after he finally features on a postage stamp 50 years after he received a knighthood.