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The Matildas celebrate their Asian Cp semi final win.

Matildas show us why it’s time to level playing field for women’s sport

When the Matildas run on the Stadium Australia pitch at 8pm tonight to play in the Asian Cup final, they will be met with a roar from more than 60,000 adoring fans.

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Ex-Matildas captain Melissa Barbieri gets emotional when talking about the growth of the Matildas.

‘I told you so’: The sight that brought this former Matildas captain to tears

When Melissa Barbieri’s Matildas won the Asian Cup in 2010, they were largely ignored by media on their return to Australia. On Thursday, the contrast could not have been starker.

  • Frances Howe
Kyneton Women’s Football Club, now known as the Wedge-Tailed Eagles.

AFL Victoria drops investigation into ‘gender weirdness’ comment

The alleged message followed a long dispute between the Kyneton women’s team and the Riddell District Football Netball League, after the women’s side defected from Kyneton Football Netball Club last year.

  • Hannah Kennelly
Bruce the emu inside Alexandra Rexova’s bathroom.

The Slovakian, the emu held for ransom and Paralympic medals

Slovakian alpine skier Alexandra Rexova hid Australia’s mascot in her bathroom for two days. It was never in danger.

  • Frances Howe
Taryn Dickens is Australia’s first vision impaired athlete to compete in biathlon and cross-country skiing at a Paralympic Games.

When athlete Taryn Dickens aims her rifle, she closes her eyes. This is why

Taryn Dickens is the first Australian to compete in the para-biathlon at a Paralympic Games with a visual impairment.

  • Frances Howe
Hall of Fame: Jan Stephenson, seen here during her playing days, once had a relationship with Donald Trump.

‘The players didn’t really like me’: How a sex symbol paved the way for Australia’s female golfers

Australian golfer Jan Stephenson was a sex symbol in the ’80s. Her profile helped the world appreciate the skill of female golfers. Now, as the current generation of Australian women golfers begin to make their presence felt on the world stage, her legacy is being appreciated.

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Liana France’s family with their custom flag made on strict instructions from the 16-year-old.

‘Yeah the girls’: Teen becomes Australia’s youngest female Winter Paralympian

Liana France, 16, made her Paralympic debut on Thursday in front of her family who waved a custom pink flag with her face on it.

  • Frances Howe
Amanda Reid’s crash in Cortina.

‘Unsafe’: Paralympics ends for Aussie medallist after scary crash on controversial course

Amanda Reid has been forced to withdraw from the Paralympic Games after being one of several athletes to crash on a course altered for being too dangerous.

  • Frances Howe
Iranian Women’s national soccer team coach Marziyeh Jafari (left) and captain Zahra Ghanbari during the Women’s Asian Cup Iran press conference on the Gold Coast on Sunday. The team is in Australia to compete in their second Women’s Asian Cup.

Why the silence of Iran’s women’s soccer team speaks volumes

It would be naive to think the Iranian players, in Australia for the Asian Cup, do not hold strong views about their country’s government. But speaking up remains out of the question.

  • Emma Kemp
Last time out against Japan at the SheBelieves Cup in February, 2025.

The Australian out to ruin the Matildas’ Cup redemption

Ex-Matilda Leah Blayney is assistant coach of Japan, the nation tipped to strip Australia of a home tournament win at the Asian Cup next month.

  • Frances Howe