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ABC News
17 hours ago
- Politics
- ABC News
45 years later, Australia's 1980 Moscow Olympians are finally being recognised
Chris Bath speaks with Michelle Ford, Peter Hadfield and Max Metzker, three athletes who were part of the 121-strong team of Australians who competed at the Moscow Olympics. At the time, the decision that Australia would compete at the Games was highly controversial, with Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser saying it was a 'rebuff to the national interest of Australia'. As a result, the Olympians who competed at the 1980 Games were called traitors, receiving death threats and even bribes in an effort to stop them heading to Russia. But tomorrow in Federal Parliament, the 1980 Moscow Olympic Team will be recognised on the floor of Parliament, a welcome home event 45 years in the making.
Daily Mail
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Channel Seven host erupts in wild spray at radio boss live on air: 'Incredibly disrespectful'
A prominent Channel Seven presenter created a stir when she turned on a colleague during a live broadcast this week. Regular presenter and footy guru Caroline Wilson shocked The Agenda Setters panel when she slammed Craig Hutchinson, who hosts the sports show alongside Kane Cornes. Hutchinson, who is a boss at the Sports Entertainment Network, created controversy earlier this month after SEN purchased the racing station RSN. During the lively spat, Wilson took Hutchinson to task over the way he handled the takeover, which led to a very public sacking of two popular RSN presenters Daniel Harford and Michael Felgate. Wilson was upset that Hutchinson had appeared on Felgate's Racing Pulse podcast to tell listeners that the show would not be continuing. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. He confirmed that Hartford breakfast show would also be axed in his chat with Felgate. Agenda Setter panelist Nick Riewoldt opened the discussion of SEN's $3.25 million take over during The Spill segment. Wilson then weighed in with a spray aimed at Hutchinson's decision to announce the sackings live on air. 'This is no respect, disrespect I should say, to Michael Felgate or Daniel Harford for that matter,' Wilson began. 'But if you're going to remove me from the show, can you please not do it with me on-air?' Hutchinson was not amused and quickly took aim at Wilson. 'This is not something to joke about,' he said, while Wilson retorted: 'I'm not joking about it.' Hutchinson then told viewers that the story of the live on air sackings was 'incorrect' and that it 'did not happen.' He also laid down the law to his panelist, adding, 'That's incredibly disrespectful and disappointing.' 'Oh, don't. Craig, you walked into the studio, I know Michael Felgate already knew that his show would no longer be continuing,' Wilson said. 'But if you're going to do it to me, I would rather it happen behind the scenes and not on air.' Hutchinson went on to explain to viewers that a press release about the changes to RSN's programming a day before his on air appearance. He added, 'And there was a mature, two-way conversation on-air and you're making light of it, which is disappointing.' Wilson then appeared to lose patience and told her colleague: 'Oh, grow up.' Hutchinson had addressed the RSN programming changes in a chat with Felgate last week during his Racing Pulse show. 'There's nothing personal about (cancelling) either of those programs… we need to invest, over time, into the racing product, it's a racing station. 'It's a different audience to the one that we have developed over on SEN Track, very different audience, very different experience, they don't really resemble each other after midday.' Harford's breakfast show will be off air by the end of August, while Felgate's program faces the same deadline. He will be replaced by Giddy Up hosted by Gareth Hall.
Yahoo
21-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Donald Trump Is Demanding The Return Of Offensive Sports Team Names, And People Are Absolutely Losing It Over His "Batsh** Crazy" Truth Social Rant
Donald Trump has continuously tried to assert his power as president in the sports world, and most recently, he's taken to Truth Social to demand that two professional sports teams bring back their controversial team names, "immediately." Related: In a recent Truth Social post, Trump wrote: "The Washington 'Whatever's' should IMMEDIATELY change their name back to the Washington Redskins Football Team. There is a big clamoring for this. Likewise, the Cleveland Indians, one of the six original baseball teams, with a storied past." "Our great Indian people, in massive numbers, want this to happen. Their heritage and prestige is systematically being taken away from them. Times are different now than they were three or four years ago. We are a Country of passion and common sense. OWNERS, GET IT DONE!!!" Related: Here's the full post: For context, the NFL team Washington Commanders (formerly known as the Washington Redskins) officially retired their 87-year-old team name on July 13, 2020, due to public pushback about the term "redskins" being offensive to the Indigenous community, who viewed it both as a "slur" and a "stereotype." Suzan Harjo, an advocate who fought for the name change and a member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes, spoke to NPR about why it was so important: "If it's permissible to say such things to us, such names, then it is permissible to do anything to us," she said. "I had lots of things in my personal life using that word. When I was a girl, you barely could make it through your young life without getting attacked by a bunch of white people, whether they were boys or girls or men or women. And they would always go to that word." Related: Similarly, the major league baseball team, the Cleveland Guardians (formerly known as the Cleveland Indians), officially changed its team name after the 2021 season. The team's owner, Paul Dolan, credited the "social unrest" in 2020, following the murder of George Floyd, with making him want to change his organization's name. "We do feel like we're doing the right thing and that's what's driving this,'' Dolan said, according to ESPN. "I know some people disagree, but if anything, I've gotten more and more comfortable that we're headed in the right direction." Here's what people had to say about Trump's most recent rant: One person called it a "desperate attempt to distract," seemingly from all of the recent news surrounding Trump and the Epstein files. Related: "hes gonna convince his base that the natives want the old names back instead of telling u THEY are the reason the names were changed. telling natives they are 'loosing their heritage' over these names is laughable nobody talks about that shit anymore. nobody fucking cares but him." "The President of the United States going on about the name of a Football Team this Sunday morning is just another example of how batshit crazy this shitshow is." What are your thoughts? Let us know in the comments below. Also in In the News: Also in In the News: Also in In the News:
Yahoo
20-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
People Are Calling Donald Trump's Latest Truth Social Rant "Batsh** Crazy" After He Demanded Two Sports Teams Bring Back Their Offensive Team Names
Donald Trump has continuously tried to assert his power as president in the sports world, and most recently, he's taken to Truth Social to demand that two professional sports teams bring back their controversial team names, "immediately." Related: In a recent Truth Social post, Trump wrote: "The Washington 'Whatever's' should IMMEDIATELY change their name back to the Washington Redskins Football Team. There is a big clamoring for this. Likewise, the Cleveland Indians, one of the six original baseball teams, with a storied past." "Our great Indian people, in massive numbers, want this to happen. Their heritage and prestige is systematically being taken away from them. Times are different now than they were three or four years ago. We are a Country of passion and common sense. OWNERS, GET IT DONE!!!" Related: Here's the full post: For context, the NFL team Washington Commanders (formerly known as the Washington Redskins) officially retired their 87-year-old team name on July 13, 2020, due to public pushback about the term "redskins" being offensive to the Indigenous community, who viewed it both as a "slur" and a "stereotype." Suzan Harjo, an advocate who fought for the name change and a member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes, spoke to NPR about why it was so important: "If it's permissible to say such things to us, such names, then it is permissible to do anything to us," she said. "I had lots of things in my personal life using that word. When I was a girl, you barely could make it through your young life without getting attacked by a bunch of white people, whether they were boys or girls or men or women. And they would always go to that word." Related: Similarly, the major league baseball team, the Cleveland Guardians (formerly known as the Cleveland Indians), officially changed its team name after the 2021 season. The team's owner, Paul Dolan, credited the "social unrest" in 2020, following the murder of George Floyd, with making him want to change his organization's name. "We do feel like we're doing the right thing and that's what's driving this,'' Dolan said, according to ESPN. "I know some people disagree, but if anything, I've gotten more and more comfortable that we're headed in the right direction." Here's what people had to say about Trump's most recent rant: One person called it a "desperate attempt to distract," seemingly from all of the recent news surrounding Trump and the Epstein files. Related: "hes gonna convince his base that the natives want the old names back instead of telling u THEY are the reason the names were changed. telling natives they are 'loosing their heritage' over these names is laughable nobody talks about that shit anymore. nobody fucking cares but him." "The President of the United States going on about the name of a Football Team this Sunday morning is just another example of how batshit crazy this shitshow is." What are your thoughts? Let us know in the comments below. Also in In the News: Also in In the News: Also in In the News:
Yahoo
20-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
People Are Calling Donald Trump's Latest Truth Social Rant "Batsh** Crazy" After He Demanded Two Sports Teams Bring Back Their Offensive Team Names
Donald Trump has continuously tried to assert his power as president in the sports world, and most recently, he's taken to Truth Social to demand that two professional sports teams bring back their controversial team names, "immediately." Related: In a recent Truth Social post, Trump wrote: "The Washington 'Whatever's' should IMMEDIATELY change their name back to the Washington Redskins Football Team. There is a big clamoring for this. Likewise, the Cleveland Indians, one of the six original baseball teams, with a storied past." "Our great Indian people, in massive numbers, want this to happen. Their heritage and prestige is systematically being taken away from them. Times are different now than they were three or four years ago. We are a Country of passion and common sense. OWNERS, GET IT DONE!!!" Related: Here's the full post: For context, the NFL team Washington Commanders (formerly known as the Washington Redskins) officially retired their 87-year-old team name on July 13, 2020, due to public pushback about the term "redskins" being offensive to the Indigenous community, who viewed it both as a "slur" and a "stereotype." Suzan Harjo, an advocate who fought for the name change and a member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes, spoke to NPR about why it was so important: "If it's permissible to say such things to us, such names, then it is permissible to do anything to us," she said. "I had lots of things in my personal life using that word. When I was a girl, you barely could make it through your young life without getting attacked by a bunch of white people, whether they were boys or girls or men or women. And they would always go to that word." Related: Similarly, the major league baseball team, the Cleveland Guardians (formerly known as the Cleveland Indians), officially changed its team name after the 2021 season. The team's owner, Paul Dolan, credited the "social unrest" in 2020, following the murder of George Floyd, with making him want to change his organization's name. "We do feel like we're doing the right thing and that's what's driving this,'' Dolan said, according to ESPN. "I know some people disagree, but if anything, I've gotten more and more comfortable that we're headed in the right direction." Here's what people had to say about Trump's most recent rant: One person called it a "desperate attempt to distract," seemingly from all of the recent news surrounding Trump and the Epstein files. Related: "hes gonna convince his base that the natives want the old names back instead of telling u THEY are the reason the names were changed. telling natives they are 'loosing their heritage' over these names is laughable nobody talks about that shit anymore. nobody fucking cares but him." "The President of the United States going on about the name of a Football Team this Sunday morning is just another example of how batshit crazy this shitshow is." What are your thoughts? Let us know in the comments below. Also in In the News: Also in In the News: Also in In the News:
