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Australia’s Olympians are deeply grateful for the chance to be vaccinated. They shouldn’t endure the scorn of a public they are so proud to represent.
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‘Not queue jumping’: Why athletes don’t deserve to be caught in vaccine debate crossfire
Phil Lutton
Australia’s Olympians are deeply grateful for the chance to be vaccinated. They shouldn’t endure the scorn of a public they are so proud to represent.
Rugby Union
Breaking
NRL 2021
Back in black: TJ Perenara snubs Roosters to stick with New Zealand Rugby
- by Sam Phillips
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Super Rugby
Pablo Matera was open to playing for the Waratahs. They never made him an offer
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On the back of Australia’s Olympians beginning their vaccination program ion Monday, National Cabinet ruled other sportsmen and women can now join the queue.
- by Malcolm Conn
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Cooped up in his Ahmedabad hotel as the Australian contingent began to leave India for the Maldives to wait out the government’s travel ban, Pat Cummins had time to reflect on a very different IPL experience.
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