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Players’ association says league ‘has an issue with the treatment of First Nations and multicultural players’

Indigenous AFL great Eddie Betts says ‘every football club should come out and do an external review’

AFL chief Gillon McLachlan says Indigenous players are "confronted and challenged" they were not aware of Hawthorn racism allegations, as retired great Eddie Betts calls for all clubs to match the Hawks' review.

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“One more”. In two words, the great Noongar-Wajuk Australian Rules footballer Lance Franklin indicated he would play on until at least 2023. The statement “one more” also encapsulates the desire of the teams set to battle for the 2022 Australian Football League men’s (AFLM) premiership on Saturday. Geelong and Sydney,…

Brisbane coach Chris Fagan has followed Alastair Clarkson in denying claims of racism during the pair's time at Hawthorn, and has welcomed an AFL investigation.

Hawthorn's racism controversy is the latest in a long line of incidents in the VFL/AFL.

Retired AFL legend Eddie Betts has played 350 AFL games and kicked 640 goals – but he's not done yet. He may even win his first premiership after returning to the game as assistant coach for the Geelong Cats.

The legendary player has been confirmed to play his first semi-professional game since retirement with the NT Football League later this year.

Crikey says it has published the correspondence between its lawyers and those of Murdoch in order to show how media power is abused in Australia.

There is no better example of how Australia’s defamation laws enable the rich and powerful to intimidate their critics than Lachlan Murdoch suing Crikey.com over a comment piece concerning Fox News, Donald Trump and the Washington insurrection of January 6 2021.