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    Businessman David Gonski advised federal governments on education policy.

    On school funding, all governments get a fail

    Letters from readers on the Gonski funding challenge; Telstra’s price increases; the NSW review of road tolls; action on climate change; and the health of the River Seine.

    Anne Hidalgo takes a dip in the Seine.

    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
    The Thom Browne collection exposes the intricate layers that form a couture creation.

    Paris haute couture week is fashion’s answer to the Olympics

    For enthralling displays of human skill, witness the designs of Daniel Roseberry for Schiaparelli and Thom Browne at the autumn/winter 2024 shows.

    • Kati Chitrakorn

    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
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    Nine chief executive Mike Sneesby. The media group has secured the rights to the Olympic Games for the first time since 2012.

    $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

    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
    Jess Hull

    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

    June

    Matildas player Hayley Raso and Oroton CEO Jennifer Child at Oroton’s head office in Sydney.

    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
    AOC chef de mission Anna Meares knows a thing or two about going to the Olympics.

    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
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    MUN Paris

    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
    Jessica Fox competes in the Women’s Kayak Cross race during the 2024 ICF Kayak Slalom World Cup taking place in Krakow, Poland.

    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.

    Mollie O’Callaghan and Ariarne Titmus after their epic 200m freestyle final.

    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

    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
    Tight race: Paris 2024 organisers want to hold a first-ever opening ceremony outside an Olympic stadium – by floating athletes down the Seine River on boats –  but that increases concerns about security.

    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

    These four seasoned travellers nominate their choice destinations in Paris.

    ‘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
    Cheval Blanc’s Eiffel Suite comes with an outdoor terrace, walk-in Hammam shower and Dior Beauty Bar.

    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
    Amandine Chaignot outside restaurant Pouliche.

    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
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    Sam Kerr in action for Chelsea. Her lawyers will argue abuse of process in their bid to have charges dropped.

    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

    Hayley Raso makes a heart sign as the Matildas score against Uzbekistan.

    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
    Matahi Drollet, pictured surfing a Teahupo’o monster at the age of 16, led protests against the planned construction of a new judging tower.

    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
    SUVs near the Arc de Triomphe last week.

    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

    Mack Horton won gold in the 400m freestyle at the Rio Games in 2016.

    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.