Saturday marked 1316 days since Israel Folau last represented the Wallabies on the world stage. His return for Tonga against Fiji was inauspicious to say the least.
He left Australia a controversial figure but a rugby rule change has opened a new door for Israel Folau.
A Fox Sports’ reporter learnt the hard way that an employer can sack you for behaviour that damages the brand,even if it is outside work hours.
No other Commonwealth anti-discrimination law has ever sought to directly interfere in state and territory laws in this way.
Proposed legislation would remove an exemption that allows religious organisations,including schools,to discriminate against employees on the grounds of sexuality and gender identity.
LGBTQ people who work at religious schools can be sacked for who they are,and they fear the federal religious discrimination bill could make things worse.
Australian women’s sevens co-captain Sharni Williams has received approval from the International Olympic Committee to wear multi-coloured headgear in Tokyo.
It wasn’t quite the occasion Clive Palmer had promised but there was more interest than usual in the A-grade fixture at Owen Park on Saturday night.
Clive Palmer’s headline double-act of sacked sporting stars will debut for the Southport Tigers on Saturday evening at the Gold Coast’s Owen Park (field 1).
Rob Penney,who helped recruit Israel Folau to the Japanese club where he is now director of rugby,believes the controversial star will be embraced in Japan.
Israel Folau is poised to play rugby league in Australia for the first time since 2010 after securing a release from French club Catalans Dragons.