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Michelle O'Shea

Lecturer Sport Management, Western Sydney University

The Olympics strive for political neutrality. So, how will they deal with surging athlete activism?

Sep 20, 2020 05:57 am UTC| Politics Sports

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has long tried to insulate itself from politics in society, but wider issues have always been a part of sport - including the Olympics. Sometimes political statements have been...

With everyone stuck indoors, esports is poised for its time in the sun

Apr 13, 2020 15:23 pm UTC| Insights & Views

Against a global backdrop of cancelled sports leagues, and as part of their season opening, National Rugby League (NRL) fans recently packed the stands of Townsvilles new Queensland Country Bank Stadium. Fortunately,...

Stadiums are emptying out globally. So why have Australian sports been so slow to act?

Mar 15, 2020 06:01 am UTC| Business Sports

Packed stadiums are the bread and butter of sports. Crowds create stadium atmosphere and generate revenue. For a global industry built on live entertainment and big crowds, the continued spread of COVID-19 could be...

Why should my child take swimming lessons? And what do they need to know?

Feb 09, 2020 23:48 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life

Drowning is the third leading cause of unintentional death from injury worldwide. From July 2018 to June 2019, 276 people drowned across Australia a 10% increase on the previous year. Among those were 19 children under...

Formula 1 says it's going carbon neutral but fans must demand greater detail on how

Jan 18, 2020 12:02 pm UTC| Insights & Views Sports

When Formula 1 announced late last year that the sport would be carbon neutral by 2030, the organisations chief technical officer spoke of the transition to a lower carbon world: F1 could play a huge role in this...

Moving the A-League to the winter would improve the play, but will it attract the fans?

Jan 18, 2020 11:39 am UTC| Insights & Views Sports

In the past week, the Australian football players union has been pressuring the A-League to make a major change in the sport shifting to a winter competition, instead of its current spot in the brutal summer. Both the...

Economy

Trump Imposes 10% Tariff on Global Imports, Markets React Sharply

U.S. customs agents began enforcing President Donald Trumps 10% baseline tariff on imports from multiple countries on Saturday, marking a major shift from post-WWII trade norms. This unilateral move affects goods arriving...

Global Markets Tumble as US-China Trade War Deepens

Global stock markets plunged Friday following Chinas announcement of 34% retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods, intensifying trade tensions with the U.S. and raising recession fears. The Nasdaq entered a bear market, falling...

Wall Street Plunges Amid Escalating U.S.-China Trade War and Tariff Fears

Wall Street suffered its steepest two-day drop since the pandemic, as mounting global trade tensions and sweeping tariffs imposed by the Trump administration triggered a major market selloff. The Nasdaq Composite...

China’s Tariffs Push Soybean Trade Towards Brazil, Hitting U.S. Exports

Chinas latest retaliation to U.S. tariffs is intensifying a shift away from American agricultural imports, especially soybeans, with Brazil emerging as the primary beneficiary. On Friday, Beijing imposed additional 34%...

Trade War Escalates: China Strikes Back

In April 2025, the U.S.-China trade war leaped exponentially when China slapped a 34% tariff on everything America exports in retaliation against President Trumps tariffs. The retaliatory tariff is the exact thing the...

Politics

Medicare Declines Coverage Expansion for Obesity Drugs Like Wegovy and Zepbound

The Centers for Medicare Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it will not proceed with a Biden administration proposal to expand Medicare coverage to include weight-loss drugs such as Novo Nordisks Wegovy and Eli Lillys...

Zelenskiy Criticizes U.S. Embassy’s Response to Russian Missile Strike

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy voiced frustration over the U.S. embassys response to a deadly Russian missile strike that killed 18 people, including nine children, in his hometown of Kryvyi Rih. The attack, which...

Netanyahu to Discuss U.S. Tariffs, Iran, and ICC Warrant in Washington Meeting with Trump

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will travel to Washington on Sunday for a high-stakes meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, aiming to address newly imposed U.S. tariffs and a range of geopolitical concerns....

U.S. Judge Orders Return of Wrongfully Deported Salvadoran Migrant

A U.S. federal judge has ordered the Biden administration to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a legally residing Salvadoran migrant, to the U.S. within three days after he was mistakenly deported to El Salvador. The...

UK PM Starmer Vows Support for Businesses Amid Trump’s Tariff Surge

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced plans to shield British industries from the fallout of U.S. President Donald Trumps new tariff policy, pledging potential state intervention to support the most impacted sectors....

Science

AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi Gets US Approval for Bladder Cancer Treatment

AstraZenecas drug Imfinzi (NASDAQ: AZN) has received U.S. approval to treat adult patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer, a significant advancement in cancer therapy. The approval allows Imfinzi to be used in...

Sanofi’s New Hemophilia Drug Qfitlia Gains FDA Approval with Breakthrough Bimonthly Dosing

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Qfitlia, a groundbreaking hemophilia treatment by French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi (NASDAQ: SNY). Designed for patients aged 12 and older with hemophilia A or B,...

FDA Vaccine Chief Peter Marks Resigns Amid Controversy Over Transparency

Peter Marks, the U.S. Food and Drug Administrations (FDA) top vaccine official, has resigned after reportedly being forced out by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), according to The Wall Street Journal....

What are the chances an asteroid will impact Earth in 2032?

For a few days in mid-February, headlines around the world buzzed about the potential for an asteroid to hit the Earth in 2032 specifically, asteroid 2024 YR4. The chance of this impact rose to a high of 3.1 per cent on...

A new study reveals the structure of violent winds 1,300 light years away

The planet WASP-121b is extreme. Its a gas giant almost twice as big as Jupiter orbiting extremely close to its star50 times closer than the Earth does around the Sun. WASP-121b is so close to its star that tidal forces...

Technology

Meta Unveils Llama 4 Maverick and Scout, Boosts AI Ambitions

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) has unveiled its latest AI modelsLlama 4 Maverick and Llama 4 Scoutcalling them its most advanced large language models (LLMs) to date. Designed as multimodal AI systems, they can process and...

Elon Musk’s Lawsuit Against OpenAI Heads to Jury Trial in 2026

Elon Musks high-profile lawsuit against OpenAI is set for a jury trial in spring 2026, as ruled by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The case centers on Musks...

Intel, TSMC Eye Joint Venture Amid U.S. Chip Industry Crisis

Intel and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) are in early talks to form a joint venture to manage Intels U.S. chip factories, according to The Information. TSMC is expected to take a 20% stake in the new entity....

SpaceX, ULA, and Blue Origin Win $13.5B in Space Force Launch Contracts

The U.S. Space Force has awarded $13.5 billion in rocket launch contracts through 2029 to SpaceX, United Launch Alliance (ULA), and Blue Origin under its National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 program. This...

Nintendo Delays U.S. Pre-Orders for Switch 2 Amid Tariff Concerns

Nintendo has announced a delay in U.S. pre-orders for its upcoming Switch 2 gaming console due to uncertainties surrounding new trade tariffs. Originally scheduled to begin on April 9, the pre-order launch is now postponed...