Yesterday
This delisted Sydney Swan is going to the Olympics
After his AFL dream was dashed by knee injuries at 19, Jackson Collins followed in his father’s footsteps kayaking for Australia at the Olympics.
- Gus McCubbing
This Month
‘True giant’ Kevan Gosper, Olympic veteran and businessman, dies
The Olympic silver medallist, who was planning to go to next week’s Paris Games, gave Australia’s fledgling Olympic movement business-like governance.
- Michael Bleby
Paris mayor dives into Seine River to prove it’s safe for the Olympics
The big question on French lips is not whether the chronically polluted waterway will host sports, but whether President Emmanuel Macron will also take a dip.
- Hans van Leeuwen
- Opinion
- Property market
Where to profit from Brisbane’s Olympic property boom
How to work out where to invest so that your gains hold for the long term.
- Jarrod McCabe
This Olympian started her business seven months before Paris
Being a professional athlete is hard enough. Somehow, beach volleyball star Mariafe Artacho del Solar has found time to start a small business.
- Zoe Samios
How ‘the voice of the Games’ was nearly off the air for Paris
Bruce McAvaney has been calling the Olympic Games since 1984, but he was left feeling lost when Seven failed to pick up the broadcasting rights. Then the phone rang.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
$135m and 5000 hours: Paris Olympics ‘profitable’, Nine CEO says
Nine Entertainment chief Mike Sneesby says the media giant will make money out of its big bet on the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
Secrets of Olympians who have conquered the business world
BOSS speaks to six Olympians, including Wesfarmers CEO Rob Scott and Generation Life CEO Grant Hackett, about the most valuable business lessons they learnt from sport.
- Euan Black and Patrick Durkin
Chinese hackers unveiled; Telstra hikes prices; Bapcor shuns $1.8b bid
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
The most glam Olympics of all? Parisians are unimpressed
Plonking games venues among the city’s iconic monuments is an unprecedented experiment that will look grand on TV but its setup in causing street-level chaos.
- Hans van Leeuwen
Olympic hope Jess Hull stars on record-breaking night in Paris
The Australian runner smashed her Oceania 1500 metres record by more than five seconds to leap to fifth on the world all-time list.
- Ian Chadband
Biden digs in, declares he’s staying in the race
In a speech that addressed questions about his age, the president said those imploring him to end his bid were trying to overturn the will of primary voters.
- Updated
- Justin Sink and Akayla Gardner
June
- Exclusive
- Property development
Developers rush to snap up $350m Qld fund to boost housing density
The industry has called for new tax incentives to increase housing supply following the mad rush to snap-up a development fund.
- James Hall
How fashion and beauty are cashing in on the Olympics
The 2024 Games are being called “the fashion Olympics”, and Australian brands are muscling in on the action.
- Lauren Sams
Why Anna Meares chased the job of leading the Aussie Olympic team
As one of the country’s most decorated athletes, Australia’s chef de mission knows the triumph and heartache of competing at this level better than most.
- Zoe Samios
- Exclusive
- AFR Magazine
‘Visionary, out there, no tie’: Meet the man who runs the Olympics
IOC executive director Christophe Dubi loves the Games. He’s about to find out if he’s guaranteed their future.
- Zoe Samios
Chef knighted with toy sword in Melbourne
Swords were drawn on Monday night at Collingwood’s Smith Street Bistrot, where Scott Pickett received a lofty French honour.
- Updated
- Michael Bleby
Sunak defends handling of election betting scandal
The prime minister insists the Conservatives “will not hesitate to act” if party figures are found to have cheated by placing bets.
- Lucy Fisher, Anna Gross and Eri Sugiura
A sleep scientist explains how to beat jet lag
Sleep scientist Dean Miller is advising our Olympians about recovering faster from jet lag. Here’s what he will tell them before they head to Paris.
- Euan Black
Canoe star Jessica Fox poles apart in gold medal spree ahead of Games
The Australian paddler won three gold medals at the Canoe Slalom World Cup in Poland, taking her World Cup gold medal tally past 50.
