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Athletics great joins race to help deliver 2032 Games

Athletics great Cathy Freeman has taken up a key 2032 Olympic advisory role, becoming the latest high-profile star to help Brisbane Games organisers.

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Olympic 400m champion and Indigenous campaigner Cathy Freeman receives Australia's highest honor

Cathy Freeman thrilled Australians when she won the women’s 400m gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, wearing a skin-tight, hooded running suit

The Independent UK

Morning Mail: NDIS call centre staff told to ‘pretend to be public servants’, fury at ICE shooting, Australia Day honours revealed

More revelations on agencies’ use of outsourced call centres; Cathy Freeman recognised in honours list

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Gender imbalance 'concerning' as top Aussies honoured

Olympic legend Cathy Freeman has received one of the top gongs at the Order of Australia awards but organisers are calling out a gender imbalance.

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Cathy Freeman leads Australia Day honours alongside enforcer of world-first social media ban

High-profile Australians celebrated alongside more than 600 civilians who have changed lives and the country

The Guardian - AU

Olympic legend, top silks score highest honours

Olympic legend Cathy Freeman is one of 10 people to receive the top honour at the annual Order of Australia awards.

AAP

Scott Cam Bulldozes Rumours Of A Celebrity Edition Of The Block: ‘Not On My Watch’

Among the rumoured cast were MAFS stars, Hamish Blake and Andy Lee, Cathy Freeman, Bec Judd and Kylie Minogue.

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Behind the lens of the Sydney Olympics, 25 years on

Watched by 3.7 billion people, the Sydney Olympics holds iconic status in the Games' history and AAP chief photographer Dean Lewins was there to capture it.

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The Block Producers Apparently Considering Celebrity Edition Ft. MAFS’ Martha & Michael

A source claimed Hamish Blake, Andy Lee and Cathy Freeman are also being eyed for an upcoming all-celebrity version of the reno show.

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Dalton's stellar sports career dimmed by back injury

Chloe Dalton, who has played three sports at an elite level and won an Olympic gold in sevens rugby, has been forced to retire from the AFLW due to injury.

AAP

In 2000, Australia was defined by the Olympics, border politics and reconciliation. So what really has changed?

The world had its eyes on Sydney in 2000. A million people lined the harbour to ring in the new millennium (though some said it was actually the final year of the old one) on January 1.

The Conversation

Controversial Boxer Anthony Mundine Offers Advice On Periods To Women: “Ladies, Thank Me Later”

The internet had plenty to say after Anthony Mundine shared a video posted by content creator Lauren Taylor about pickle juice and menstrual cramps. The post Controversial Boxer Anthony Mundine Offers Advice On Periods To Women: “Ladies, Thank Me Later” first appeared on Bored Panda.

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What a ‘forgotten’ Torres Strait Island Paralympian teaches us about representation, achievement and history

The full significance of Harry Mosby’s silver-medal win in the men’s discus at the 1976 Paralympic Games in Canada was unrecognised for 45 years: Paralympics Australia thought he was a Western Australian.

The Conversation

Ambitious Blacksmith eyes long career in track, AFLW

Still just 16, Paralympic debutant Telaya Blacksmith has dreams of medals in track and field.

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Frenzied fans hail France's golden face of the Olympics

Perhaps only Cathy Freeman can truly relate to what gold-medal winning swimmer Leon Marchand is going through as the French face of the Paris Olympic Games.

AAP

Flame soars, rain falls in historic Paris Games opening

Cathy Freeman's former rival played a key role as rain tumbled and Paris's 2024 Olympic Games was officially opened, 100 years after it first played host.

Marie Claire

As the Games reach Paris: 15 of the most medal-worthy Olympic fashion moments throughout history

From Flo Jo's memorable nails to Michelle Kwan's iconic Vera Wang figure skating looks.

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From LA's Rocketman To London's Skyfall: Iconic Olympics Openings

As Paris prepares for the opening ceremony of the Olympics on July 26 with what promises to be a spectacular parade of boats along the river Seine, AFP looks back at memorable Olympics curtainraisers of the past.

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Olympic Legends: From Steve Redgrave To Usain Bolt - Part 4

AFP continues its look back at the history of the Olympics to pick out some of the legends that have lit up the Games.

AAP

Champion racehorse Winx immortalised in new documentary

A new film, A Horse Named Winx, has premiered in Sydney, with generations to come to learn about the champion mare and her historic winning streak.

AAP

'I could have run faster': Freeman's Sydney 2000 regret

Cathy Freeman believes she could have taken women's 400m running to a whole new level at the Sydney Olympics if her main rival had competed in the final.

The Guardian - AU

Five Great Reads: Poor Things dissected, the heart rate secret, and writing after rehab

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Kris Swales

The Guardian - AU

Cathy Freeman’s Sydney 2000 gold was a moment of ecstasy at a time of national reckoning

Few could comprehend the pressures on this young Aboriginal woman, thrust into the public eye when race relations dominated political discourse

The Guardian - AU

Cathy Freeman’s 2000 gold was a landmark in every measure of Australia’s history

In the 400m final at the Sydney Olympics she floated, stalked, and then pounced – and her victory reverberated around the nation

The Guardian - AU

Ash Barty’s 2022 Australian Open win was a defining moment for blak women in sport

With cameos from Evonne Goolagong Cawley and Cathy Freeman, Barty gave us a myth-making night full of celebration and blak joy

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