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Watching sport has brought so much emotional light in a time of pandemic darkness | Paul Daley

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But reading Brandon Jack’s memoir is a timely reminder that human pain and anguish are never far below the surface of elite performance

Never have I found so much solace in the Australian football codes as during this latest ongoing Sydney lockdown.

Having grown up in Melbourne AFL is my main game. But during Sydney lockdown I’ve also relished NRL, not least Origin 111 – played on the Gold Coast in front of actual barracking, cheering, exuberant fans to deliver so much unanticipated emotional light through my screen in a time of pandemic darkness.

Sending the army into locked-down Sydney will leave the most vulnerable feeling angry and targeted | Paul Daley

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Adding khaki to the emergency response gives an extra dimension to the ‘war’ on Covid, but is fraught with possible long-lasting repercussions

The New South Wales government’s eventual decision to accept troops to enforce Covid-19 public health restrictions and door-to-door compliance reflects the depths of the alarming crisis it finds itself in when it comes to controlling the Delta variant in locked-down Sydney.

Sending the army into locked-down Sydney will leave the most vulnerable feeling angry and targeted | Paul Daley

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Adding khaki to the emergency response gives an extra dimension to the ‘war’ on Covid, but is fraught with possible long-lasting repercussions

The New South Wales government’s eventual decision to accept troops to enforce Covid-19 public health restrictions and door-to-door compliance reflects the depths of the alarming crisis it finds itself in when it comes to controlling the Delta variant in locked-down Sydney.

The plan to bury Mungo Man and Mungo Lady pains some traditional owners – and the man who found them

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Their discovery proved millennia of continuous Indigenous existence. Now time is running out for those who want to stop them being buried again

It might have seemed relatively uncomplicated half a century ago to take the ancient remains of Mungo Lady and Mungo Man from the dry bed of the Willandra Lakes in New South Wales.

Nobody stood in the way when scientists brought the bones to the Australian National University where research on them would reveal that modern Indigenous people had been continuously inhabiting this part of Australia for at least 42,000 years.

The plan to bury Mungo Man and Mungo Lady pains some traditional owners – and the man who found them

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Their discovery proved millennia of continuous Indigenous existence. Now time is running out for those who want to stop them being buried again

It might have seemed relatively uncomplicated half a century ago to take the ancient remains of Mungo Lady and Mungo Man from the dry bed of the Willandra Lakes in New South Wales.

Nobody stood in the way when scientists brought the bones to the Australian National University where research on them would reveal that modern Indigenous people had been continuously inhabiting this part of Australia for at least 42,000 years.

An Australian soldier’s heroics under fire to save an Afghan interpreter put our ministers to shame | Paul Daley

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There is still a chance to save the hundreds of locally engaged staff who trusted us

The Australian Special Air Service trooper Mark Donaldson was awarded the Victoria Cross for gallantry after his vehicle convoy came under enemy fire in Afghanistan’s battle of Khaz Oruzgan in September 2008.

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