The decision is ultimately one for states and territories,but Albanese has backed giving Australians a day to celebrate if the Matildas win the World Cup.
Talks for a joint 2034 bid between Australia,New Zealand and Indonesia were derailed by tragedy and controversy. But there are two obvious candidates who could sub in.
Time magazine called Megan Rapinoe a “whirling dervish of resistance”. So when she missed a goal,and the US soccer team lost,a pile-on was green-lit.
In what has been the biggest sporting event to hit Brisbane since the 1982 Commonwealth Games,hotel occupancy records are set to be smashed.
The Matildas are not only moving forward in the World Cup,they are inspiring a generation of young people along the way.
Staging global sporting events can’t conquer all of our social ills,but it does advance Australia as a nation.
Jamaica,the underdog story of the World Cup,are out of the tournament,but only after a bracing battle with Colombia in the final match in Melbourne.
Australia and Denmark during the FIFA Women’s World Cup game at Stadium Australia.
The US presidential candidate fired a broadside at his country’s women’s soccer team after they were bundled out of the World Cup in Melbourne.
The crowds for matches not involving co-hosts Australia and New Zealand have been stunningly high - but it hasn’t happened by accident.
After a rattling good match in “The Battle of Melby”,Sweden and their heroic goalkeeper have put the superpower Americans out of the World Cup.