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‘Thanks for everything’: Two Iranian players start new life, begin soccer training
The two remaining Iranian women’s soccer players have begun training with the Brisbane Roar, as five of their teammates abandoned their asylum claims.
- Matthew Knott
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- Political leadership
Burke’s celebration of Iranian players’ asylum now looks more like an own goal
A week ago, a beaming Tony Burke stood alongside five members of the Iranian women’s soccer team. It is now the picture of a cautionary tale.
- James Massola
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- Middle East at war
‘Everything will be fine’: Iranian player poses at Brisbane waterfront as captain flies home
Five members of the Iranian delegation have now abandoned their asylum claims, leaving just two remaining in Australia.
- Matthew Knott
- Updated
- Middle East at war
Another Iranian soccer player returns home, amid fears of group infiltration
The news will come as a blow to the Iranian diaspora in Australia, which fears more reversals could follow.
- Matthew Knott
Courage and heartbreak: The story that united – and chilled – Australia
For those of us who have never experienced authoritarianism, it was distressing to watch its dark hand stretch to our shores as the members of Iran’s women’s soccer team faced a terrible choice.
- Jordan Baker
How a Trump post sparked a wave of misinformation about Australia
The twists and turns in the tale of the Iranian women’s team in Australia this week came with a deluge of social media misinformation amplified by the usual suspects.
- Michael Koziol
Top Iranian diplomat defected, received asylum in secret escape
Iran’s second most senior diplomat in Australia defected from the hardline regime and received asylum in Australia three years ago, a fact that has stayed secret until now.
- Brittany Busch and Matthew Knott
‘Treated like princesses’: Iranian soccer player says they will be rewarded on return
A member of the Iranian women’s soccer team speaking in Kuala Lumpur said the players will be welcomed when they arrive home.
- Amber Schultz
Iranian diaspora speak with women's football team in Malaysia
Members of the Iranian diaspora community in Malaysia attempt to speak with the women, but say the Islamic Republic “agents” refused to let them speak.
- Opinion
- Asylum seekers
The Iranian soccer team is a feel-good story that perfectly suits Trump
The thought of turning those women away was, rightly, intolerable. Meanwhile, Trump has sent at least three planes of Iranians back to Iran, several who were pleading for their lives.
- Waleed Aly