Marked men
People rarely talked about umpires in sport – until the abuse started ratcheting up. Now they’re the story, as the…
Frisky business
Normalising conversations about getting it on – from the heavy and heartfelt to the hilarious – is the siren call…
Hitting his stride
It took less than two minutes – 1.44.11 to be exact – for the nation to fall in love with…
The Max Factor
Max Gawn has always done things differently. And in leading the Melbourne Football Club to its first AFL flag in…
“This is all our culture”
Patty Mills led the Boomers to their historic “rose gold” medal in Tokyo and has just signed a $17 million NBA…
Rapid thigh movement
Introducing Stewart McSweyn – the King Island farmer’s son, middle-distance running phenomenon and generational talent that nobody in Australia seems…
Ego is not a dirty word
Shallow, manipulative snake-oil salesman or “horribly admirable” builder of Australia’s version of ESPN? Meet Craig Hutchison, the university dropout turned…
High flyer
First came Skywhale, the gloriously odd creature that took to Canberra’s skies in 2013 before travelling the globe. Now Australian…
On a flank and a prayer
Bachar Houli entered the AFL 14 years ago as its first orthodox Muslim. With the quiet strength of his faith…
High horses
The brumby has long been a symbol of Australia’s high country, but as our wild horse population grows, it has…