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Advertisement It’s been a huge and wonderful week in Tokyo for the Australian Olympic team, and for the rest of us back at home trying to get through various degrees of lockdown. Today on Please Explain, chief sports writer Andrew Webster joins Tory Maguire to discuss some of the lessons gained out of the first week of the Tokyo Olympics about pressure, focus and culture. Our supporters power our newsrooms and are critical for the sustainability of news coverage. Becoming a subscriber also gets you exclusive behind-the-scenes content and invitations to special events. Click on the links to...

Advertisement A new report from charity Mission Australia has painted a grim picture of the impact the various lockdowns around the country have had on young people. The Young Voices of the Pandemic: Youth Survey COVID Report 2020 took written responses from people aged between 15 and 19 who said the pandemic impacted their education and mental health and left them feeling isolated. High school seniors, particularly those in Victoria, said their final years of high school were severely impacted by COVID-19 while young people around the country said they were left feeling worried and stressed...

Advertisement Australia’s Olympic campaign is off to a strong start, racking up six medals in Tokyo by Tuesday morning – including two gold. From Brendon Smith’s first medal of the Games, winning bronze in the men’s 400-metre individual medley on Sunday morning, to Ariane Titmus’s spectacular race yesterday to win gold, Australia has once again dominated in the pool. But there are stories of triumph and defeat this year, including that of Jian Fang Lay, the 48-year-old mother-of-two who made her record sixth Olympics appearance (tied with equestrian Mary Hanna as the most of any Aus...

Advertisement Last weekend, the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation changed its advice to the people of Greater Sydney, telling them to “strongly consider” having the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, no matter what their age. What does that mean exactly? When “strongly considering” AstraZeneca, who are you supposed to listen to? Science reporter Liam Mannix, who had his first AstraZeneca shot last week after carefully weighing up the evidence, joins Tory Maguire on this episode of Please Explain to discuss. Our supporters power our newsrooms and are critical for the sust...

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