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Jade GailbergerFederal politics reporter

Jade Gailberger is a political reporter based in the Canberra Press Gallery. She has reported on federal politics since 2018, and has covered several state and federal elections. Jade’s previous roles include city editor and environment reporter at The Advertiser.

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AFL Drugs code policy report

The AFL’s ‘crossroad’: Shock drugs report reveals crime gang fears

The boss of Australia’s anti-doping agency has warned that the AFL – and Australian sport more widely – is at a “crossroad” regarding drug use by players.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 27: Richard Goyder, Chairman of the AFL speaks during the 2023 W Awards at Crown Palladium on November 27, 2023 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Dylan Burns/AFL Photos via Getty Images)

Calls for heads to roll over AFL’s secretive drug bombshell

AFL bosses are facing mounting pressure after the league’s secret drug testing regime was laid bare, with a former police chief leading calls for the resignations of some of the league’s most senior figures.

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AFL drugs test bombshell MP claims

100 AFL players caught up in secret drug tests bombshell

Footy insiders have revealed the extent of the clandestine scheme involving players from all 18 clubs who are given free rein to take drugs without penalty.

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UpdatedCommonwealth Games

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews reacts during a press conference at Parliament House in Melbourne, Tuesday, July 18, 2023. The Andrews Labor Government has cancelled the 2026 Commonwealth Games, slated to be held across Victoria. (AAP Image/James Ross) NO ARCHIVING

‘Gross exaggeration’: Comm Games boss blasts cost claim

Australia’s Commonwealth Games chief says scrapping the Games is embarrassing for Melbourne’s claim to be the sporting capital, while he questioned the sums used to justify the decision.

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‘You can get it getting stumped’: VB’s fresh swipe at Poms

After shipping cases of their new England Bitter beer to the Poms, VB has revealed a rejigged version of its iconic jingle in a further sledging attack on the Poms. HEAR THE SONG.

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Nude AFL photo art

‘It’s just not fair’: AFL player’s fury at nude photo leak

The distribution of nude and graphic images of more than 45 players has been slammed as “grubby” and a “gross breach of privacy” as the source of the leak is probed.

St Kilda legend Danny Frawley died when his car hit a tree in 2019. Picture: Mark Stewart

‘We must act now’: Frawley and Tuck families’ big hope

Relatives of late AFL footballers Danny Frawley and Shane Tuck want more support for the Australian Sports Brain Bank to research repeated head trauma.

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albonese

Albo drops big hint on Socceroos public holiday

Anthony Albanese has declared Australia’s pride for the Socceroos and described the ‘terrible six minutes’ of added time that he could barely watch. See how Australia and the world reacted.

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(FILES) This file photo taken on January 30, 2020 shows Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrating after beating Switzerland's Roger Federer during their men's singles semi-final match on day 11 of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne. - World number one Novak Djokovic won a stunning victory on January 10, 2022 over the Australian government, overturning the cancellation of his visa on Covid-19 health grounds, and ending his detention. (Photo by William WEST / AFP) / -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE --

Ominous warning on Djokovic’s visa bid

One expert says offering “special treatment” to Novak Djokovic and granting him a visa to re-enter Australia could have big consequences.

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Australian Open

Serbia's Novak Djokovic reacts as he and partner Nikola Cacic play against Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff and Alexander Zverev during their ATP Cup group A men's doubles tennis match in Melbourne on February 5, 2021. (Photo by Paul CROCK / AFP) / -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE --

Bombshell twist in never-ending fiasco

In a stunning development in the Novak Djokovic visa scandal, a forgotten 11-year-old detail could be the Serbian star’s saving grace.

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