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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
Experts reveal the best places in Paris to eat, drink, shop and unwind
In the City of Lights, there’s no shortage of places to surround yourself with beauty, and do a little credit card damage, too. But where to begin?
- Lauren Sams
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.
Aussie swimmers poised to make Olympic history
Australia’s swim team could make history in Paris, with a long line of champion women powering through qualifying trials.
- Zoe Samios
June
Australia’s reigning diving world champion is scared of heights
Cassiel Rousseau is one of the country’s gold medal contenders in Paris. Just tell him not to look down.
- Lauren Sams
Security fears may force Paris Games to scrap Seine opening ceremony
France is at its highest terror alert as the Olympic Games near; Australian organisers say Brisbane 2032 will learn from the Paris experience.
- Michael Bleby
May
‘I’ll stay where she’s staying’: Insiders give their top Paris tips
It took some arm twisting, but these four leading Australian hoteliers have revealed where they love to bed down when in the city of light.
- Fiona Carruthers
Where to find the top hotel suites in Paris
They all have round-the-clock butlers, only the freshest of geraniums, and champagne on tap. Welcome to the city of love’s six-star offerings.
- Fiona Carruthers
April
The secrets of France’s other Olympic city
Less than four hours by train from the main event in Paris, Marseille will host the sailing and plenty of soccer – all with a relaxed beachside vibe.
- Hans van Leeuwen
Going to France for the Games? Here’s your restaurant guide
Three of France’s top chefs are designing the menus for the Athletes Village at the Olympics. But spectators can also win by visiting their buzzy, innovative restaurants.
- Hans van Leeuwen
March
Why the Paris Olympics will be a modest showcase of wood architecture
Every host city tries to use the Olympics to power a transformative project. Paris 2024 wants to make sustainability, not monumental construction, its legacy.
- Feargus O'Sullivan and Jenny Che
Kerr backed by Matildas star and Chelsea coach as ‘race slur’ revealed
The Matildas captain has the “full support” of the national squad and English team after new details emerged over her alleged clash with a police officer.
- Zoe Samios
February
Matildas crush Uzbekistan 10-0 to cruise into Olympics
Michelle Heyman scored four times as Australia trounced Uzbekistan in the second leg of their Olympic qualifier, going through 13-0 on aggregate.
- Anna Harrington
Will Olympic surfing damage a remote Tahitian village?
In five months the world’s biggest sporting contest will come to a one-cafe village in the South Pacific. Will it survive undamaged?
- David Cole
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Parisians take aim at SUVs in latest green drive before Olympics
The French capital’s Socialist mayor says the time has come to break the trend to “cars that are always bigger, taller, wider”.
- Helena Alves and John Leicester
January
Swimmer who won gold and called Chinese star a drug cheat retires
Mack Horton, who had an intense rivalry with Sun Yang, says he has lost his hunger for the sport and he won’t be competing at the Paris Olympic Games.
August 2023
‘Give Gold Coast the money’: Katie Page backs joint Commonwealth Games
Harvey Norman CEO Katie Page, a major backer of Australian sport, said governments needed to consider major sporting events as ‘an investment in their people’.
- Zoe Samios