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Shaun Burgoyne and Cyril Rioli celebrate the 2014 premiership win by Hawthorn.

Multiculturalism is booming in the NRL while the AFL is getting whiter

The AFL has a big problem, and it knows it. The number of First Nations players at the elite level is down more than 25 per cent in five years.

  • Neil Breen

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Rhoda Roberts. artist, activist, optimist.

‘A champion for Indigenous artists’: Pioneer Rhoda Roberts leaves a huge mark

She brought us a key part of the Olympics opening ceremony and the Welcome to Country. Journalist, actor, theatre maker and activist Rhoda Roberts made a mark.

  • Karl Quinn
Rhoda Roberts has died aged 66.

Indigenous leader Rhoda Roberts, who coined ‘Welcome to Country’, dies aged 66

The Widjabul Wieybal woman was one of the first Indigenous presenters on prime-time Australian television and directed part of the Sydney Olympics opening ceremony.

  • Patrick Begley
Abdul Abdullah’s Cronulla triptych at the Art Gallery of NSW as part of the Biennale of Sydney.

What to see (and how to see it) at the 2026 Biennale of Sydney

A critic’s guide to the highlights of the event, which spreads from the Nepean River to Sydney Harbour.

  • Joanna Mendelssohn
NSW Attorney General Michael Daley and NSW DPP Sally Dowling SC.

‘Will you resign?’: NSW’s top prosecutor under pressure amid feud with judge

NSW Attorney-General Michael Daley earlier told a tense parliamentary hearing that he had confidence in Director of Public Prosecutions Sally Dowling, SC.

  • Michaela Whitbourn
The State Library of NSW’s bronze doors get little attention, but are based on images that are deeply distressing.

These imposing doors guard the threshold of a Sydney icon. Their troubling history has just come to light

A painstaking investigation has revealed terrible wrongs were committed in their creation.

  • Damien Webb
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Gaylene and Adnre Ahipene are the head tutors and founders of Te Kau Ariki, a Brisbane-based kapa haka group.

How Maori expats are keeping their culture alive in Brisbane

One Maori father keen to keep his culture alive has strict rules for his kids in the car, and a deep connection to his local kapa haka group.

  • Brittney Deguara
Brooke Blurton has joined Ernie Dingo on Going Places with Ernie Dingo on NITV and SBS.

‘I just need to back myself’: The big question Brooke Blurton really wants to ask on TV

With the backing of long-time friend Ernie Dingo, the outspoken former Bachelorette is ready for her “dream-come-true” gig.

  • Bridget McManus

Labor must use its mandate to reform our unfair tax system

It’s time that our government started implementing some of the serious changes that our country needs.

Trump v rock stars

Bruce Springsteen has slammed Trump … again. But does rage bring change?

There’s a long history of dissident musicians taking on the powerful – this is why their voices matter.

  • Warwick McFadyen