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Sunday Too Far Away at 50: how a story about Aussie shearers launched a local film industry

Released 50 years ago, Sunday Too Far Away deals episodically with a group of shearers led by Foley (Jack Thompson), and the events leading up to the national shearers’ strike of 1956.

The Conversation

Riding the New Wave: how Aussie movies won the world

The accents and colloquialisms of 1970s Aussie movies initially baffled the world but that changed when one was subtitled with Parisian street slang at Cannes.

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AOC appoints Mark Arbib as CEO for run-in to 2032 Brisbane Olympic Games

New Australian Olympic Committee boss replaces Matt Carroll after moving into sport and media since quitting politics in 2012

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New AOC chief to fight footy codes for sports talent

Mark Arbib, the Australian Olympic Committee's new chief executive, has pledged an aggressive fight for sporting talent with AFL and NRL juggernauts.

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Australian Olympic Committee chief Carroll to quit

Matt Carroll says he's resigning as chief executive of the Australian Olympic Committee.

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Videos Of Raygun’s Viral Olympic Breaking Performance Are Starting To Vanish From The Internet

Netizens might notice Raygun's viral Olympic breakdancing clips start to vanish online due to copyright enforcement by the IOC. The post Videos Of Raygun’s Viral Olympic Breaking Performance Are Starting To Vanish From The Internet first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Breaker Raygun ‘devastated’ by backlash after Paris Olympics performance

Australian Rachael Gunn said she wasn’t prepared for the level of negative attention she got in Olympic debut.

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‘Disgraceful’ petition targeting Raygun and Anna Meares withdrawn after Australian Olympic Committee outcry

Change.org says online petition, described as bullying and defamatory by the AOC, was ‘flagged for misinformation’ and taken down

The Guardian - AU

Raygun replies to "devastating" comments

Online criticism and a petition have questioned Rachael Gunn's inclusion in the Paris Games' breaking competition

Salon

Raygun speaks out on 'devastating' abuse after viral Olympics routine amid 'bullying' online petition

Australian breakdancer has been on the end of positive and negative feedback for unusual display in Paris

Evening Standard

Viral Olympic Breakdancer Raygun Speaks Out After On Zero-Point Performance Amid Backlash

"I'm sorry but I can hear the lie in your voice" The post Viral Olympic Breakdancer Raygun Speaks Out After On Zero-Point Performance Amid Backlash first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Australian Olympic Committee Defends Controversial Paris Games Competitor

Australian Olympic Committee defends Rachael Gunn against online petition backlash over her breaking performance at the Paris Games.

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Raygun: Australian Olympic Committee condemns ‘disgraceful’ online petition attacking Rachael Gunn

Petition amassing more than 45,000 signatures repeats falsehoods about Rachael Gunn’s breakdancing selection for Paris 2024, says AOC

The Guardian - AU

Raygun says hate 'devastating' as AOC condemns petition

Rachael Gunn calls for end to harassment as Australian Olympic Committee defends breakdancer against petition claiming she manipulated Olympic qualifying.

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Australian Olympic Committee hits out at criticism of controversial breaker Rachael Gunn

The Australian Olympic Committee has criticized an anonymous online petition attacking controversial Paris Games breaking competitor Rachael Gunn, saying the petition was “vexatious, misleading and bullying.”

AAP

AOC 'confident' as security ramps up for Paris Games

The Australian Olympic Committee says it is well briefed on security plans for the Paris Olympics, amid heightened geopolitical tensions.

The Canberra Times

AOC chief says Paris Olympics will be 'very special' at coin launch in Canberra

Matt Carroll was in Canberra for the launch of some special coins.

AAP

Live sites in Australia for Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Australian sports clubs and community groups have been encouraged to watch the Paris Olympics and Paralympics together at live sites and watch parties.

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AOC prepared for disruptive activities at Olympics

Australian Olympic Committee officials have briefed athletes and their families about security and potential disruptions at the Paris Olympics.

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Australian Olympic Committee boss says the Gabba only needs 'a coat of paint' to host Games as costs mount

The Queensland government has announced a $2.7 billion redevelopment of the stadium ahead of the games as part of a larger $7 billion deal with the federal government.

AAP

Russian athletes to compete at Brisbane Olympics

The Australian Olympic Committee maintains Russian athletes will compete at the 2032 Brisbane Games despite calls from the federal government for the opposite.

The New Daily

Australia will fail at Olympics without action: AOC

Australian sports face failure at the upcoming Olympic and Commonwealth Games without strong government action, the Australian Olympic Committee says.

ABC News

Federal government warned of $2 billion funding black hole ahead of green and gold decade

Australian sport is about to embark on its most critical decade, but unless a $2 billion budget shortfall is met, Australian athletes will struggle to win the medals that will inspire a generation.

ABC News

Afghanistan's Olympic flag-bearer, Kimiya Yousofi, arrives in Australia one year after the fall of Kabul

The extraordinary life of Afghanistan's Olympic flag-bearer takes another dramatic twist a year after Kabul fell to the Taliban.

AAP

Trans rulings up to individual sports: AOC

The Australian Olympic Committee will defer to individual sports' rulings on transgender women's eligibility to compete in women's categories.

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