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Books & arts Making history in Rio Jane Goodall 8 August 2016 Television | It’s best to be in two minds about the Olympics, writes Jane Goodall National affairs For football, the future has already arrived Brett Hutchins 23 June 2015 Talks between the Australian Football League, the National Rugby League and the biggest digital companies highlight the pressures on free-to-air broadcasters, writes Brett Hutchins Glasgow’s race for gold David Hayes 24 July 2014 The Commonwealth Games meet a host city in flux, says David Hayes Essays & reportage Germany on song Klaus Neumann 24 July 2014 Germany and its football team have evolved in tandem over the past six-and-a-half decades. Klaus Neumann traces the story from the 1954 “Miracle of Bern” to…

Books & arts Fletch, Muscles and the Rocket Jock Given 26 February 2013 Books | Three players, three hard slogs. Jock Given on the golden age of Australian tennis An Olympics fantasy David Hayes 3 August 2012 A thrilling opening ceremony turned London’s mood from cynical to euphoric. But after artistic seduction comes political reduction, says David Hayes in London National affairs Olympics move beyond satire Geoffrey Barker 19 July 2012 Olympic boosters don’t consider opportunity costs of Olympic competition, writes Geoffrey Barker. Meanwhile, the subsidies and scandals continue National affairs Almost live is fully legal Scott Ewing 23 February 2012 The AFL and the NRL’s grievance against Optus is far from the epic battle that's been portrayed in the coverage, writes Scott Ewing