Why so defensive? The Australian ego is fragile on the question of racism
Opinion
Racism

Why so defensive? The Australian ego is fragile on the question of racism

Inquiries and expert reports keep telling us what to do about Indigenous disadvantage. We keep not doing it - and not listening to First Australians.

  • byJacqueline Maley

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Mitchell should turn to Goodes for help,says Thurston

Mitchell should turn to Goodes for help,says Thurston

Thurston,one of the the NRL's greatest Indigenous players,also has strong opinions on where the Souths star is in life as well as his career.

  • byDanny Weidler
Making her mark:how a photo brought Aussie Rules star Tayla Harris'A game to the trolls

Making her mark:how a photo brought Aussie Rules star Tayla Harris'A game to the trolls

She's one of the AFLW's most exciting players,and a lightning rod for the movement against online abuse. But now,like the rest of us,she's in isolation. Meet Tayla Harris,star interrupted.

  • byKonrad Marshall
Foster,Goodes dream team urges footballers to become'volunteer workforce'

Foster,Goodes dream team urges footballers to become'volunteer workforce'

Craig Foster and Adam Goodes were supposed to be teammates in the over-35s this year. Now they are leading a campaign at a time of'crisis'for charities.

  • byVince Rugari
Indigenous Australians must tell the truth,so don't ask us for fairytales
Opinion
Racism

Indigenous Australians must tell the truth,so don't ask us for fairytales

It's time to hear some hard truths,writes the maker of The Australian Dream,the documentary that confronts the racist treatment of Adam Goodes

  • byStan Grant
Our national anthem needs some new lyrics
Editorial
Indigenous

Our national anthem needs some new lyrics

The NRL won't play the national anthem at this weekend's Indigenous team rugby league game because it offends the players.

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Making Australia crate again in 2019
Opinion
Innovation

Making Australia crate again in 2019

Who or what would you say defines 2019 in Australia? My vote goes to 95-year-old Geoff Milton.

  • byHelen Pitt
The AFL decade that was:The 10 biggest decisions
Analysis
AFL 2020

The AFL decade that was:The 10 biggest decisions

In a tumultuous decade,the game – and those who play it – have had to contend with controversy and drama,as well as revel in the highest of highs.

  • byJake Niall
Jennifer Kent's The Nightingale sweeps AACTA Awards

Jennifer Kent's The Nightingale sweeps AACTA Awards

It's the first time in the awards'history that a woman has claimed the top three prizes for the same film in a single year.

  • byRobert Moran andJosh Dye
Good Weekend's Who Mattered 2019:Film/ TV/ stage

Good Weekend's Who Mattered 2019:Film/ TV/ stage

Adam Goodes:when two biopics brought the former AFL star back into the spotlight,he wasn't comfortable – but knew they'd enhance an important national conversation. Plus:Dylan Alcott,Nakkiah Lui and Miranda Tapsell.

  • byKonrad Marshall
'It follows you home':Nic Naitanui on bigotry's new frontier

'It follows you home':Nic Naitanui on bigotry's new frontier

The AFL star has written a kids’ book about diversity,inspired by the racism he faced as a child. And while things have improved on the footy field,social media is,he says,bigotry’s new frontier.

  • byJake Niall