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Captain moya dodd played in the first fifa organised world tournament for women in 1988, a pilot for the world cup, and told me she is relishing next weeks game. australians are always up for a battle against england. we see that across all sports that we play. i think probably england would consider themselves favourites, and most people would. they are the european champions, they have a great ranking and they are a very good team, that i am sure our side will respect a lot. such as the extent...

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — When Sam Kerr was told she could no longer play for her chosen Australian rules team, she went searching for another kind of football.

When Sam Kerr was told she could no longer play for her chosen Australian rules team, she went searching for another kind of football. A preteen reject from the homegrown game — because she wasn’t allowed to play with the boys anymore — Kerr has become one of Australia’s most recognizable athletes, and is the face of the first Women’s World Cup in the Southern Hemisphere.

Sam Kerr's Matildas will have more than 80,000 fans in the stadium and much of Australia watching when they get their Women’s World Cup campaign started against Ireland, making it the hottest sports ticket Down Under at a time usually dominated by men playing rugby league or Aussie rules. It’s a phenomenal difference from just over two decades ago, when a group of Matildas players agreed to pose nude for a calendar leading into the 2000 Sydney Olympics in a bid to raise much-...

There’s certain things in life that make you feel a bit dirty just saying them.

More than 1000 Aussies are recognised for distinguished service.

More than 1000 Aussies are recognised for distinguished service.

Out lesbian TV presenter Narelda Jacobs, former Matildas vice-captain Moya Dodd,  ACON's Vice President Professor Louisa Degenhardt, Lord Mayor of Sydney Clover Moore, and late entertainer Barry Humphries are among the 1,192 Australians awarded the Order of Australia in the King's Birthday 2023 Honours List.

Almost 70 people in the ACT are included in the honours and awards list.

More than 1000 Aussies are recognised for distinguished service.