Ellen van Neerven cleverly invites us to question what it means to play sport on a ‘Country that is rich in story’, on a playing field that’s almost always uneven for Blackfullas.
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In the shadow of the pandemic, AFL, and the devotion of its supporters, has remained a constant - even if the game looks a little different.
Despite case after case of systemic racism against Indigenous people, the AFL has not been able to rid itself of a problem that has caused so much grief to so many.
We might think of sporting statues commemorating great players. But three new statues are showing us they can commemorate great cultural moments, too.
The best photos do more than freeze time. They capture a moment and take us there, making witnesses of us all. Here lies their power to inspire, touch and transform; a power tied to the stories, hopes…
Imagine if the indigenous people of this country didn’t play Australian football, the only truly unique sport this continent country has ever created. As a percentage of the population, indigenous people…
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Research Fellow, Institute for Health & Sport, member of the Community, Identity and Displacement Research Network, and Co-convenor of the Olympic Research Network, Victoria University
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Associate Professor of Sport History, Queensland Centre for Olympic and Paralympic Studies, The University of Queensland
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Aboriginal Studies, Curtin University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Business, Western Sydney University
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Adjunct Professor, Griffith University
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Professor of Indigenous Health, Executive Director, Carumba Institute, Queensland University of Technology