Folau’s international comeback falls flat

Folau’s international comeback falls flat

Saturday marked 1316 days since Israel Folau last represented the Wallabies on the world stage. His return for Tonga against Fiji was inauspicious to say the least.

  • byTom Decent

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‘One of the boys’ again,Israel Folau’s exile is over

‘One of the boys’ again,Israel Folau’s exile is over

He left Australia a controversial figure but a rugby rule change has opened a new door for Israel Folau.

  • byGeorgina Robinson
Robust views are welcome. But not when they undermine your employer

Robust views are welcome. But not when they undermine your employer

A Fox Sports’ reporter learnt the hard way that an employer can sack you for behaviour that damages the brand,even if it is outside work hours.

  • byJoellen Riley Munton
Religious Discrimination Bill still discriminates against many,despite removal of Folau clause
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Religion

Religious Discrimination Bill still discriminates against many,despite removal of Folau clause

No other Commonwealth anti-discrimination law has ever sought to directly interfere in state and territory laws in this way.

  • byAlastair Lawrie
Religious schools in Victoria to lose the right to sack LGBTQ staff
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LGBTQ

Religious schools in Victoria to lose the right to sack LGBTQ staff

Proposed legislation would remove an exemption that allows religious organisations,including schools,to discriminate against employees on the grounds of sexuality and gender identity.

  • byRoyce Millar andBen Schneiders
Steph Lentz was sacked this year for being gay. It was perfectly legal
Investigation
LGBTQ

Steph Lentz was sacked this year for being gay. It was perfectly legal

LGBTQ people who work at religious schools can be sacked for who they are,and they fear the federal religious discrimination bill could make things worse.

  • byBen Schneiders andRoyce Millar
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Rugby star who snubbed Folau to wear rainbow headgear at Olympics

Rugby star who snubbed Folau to wear rainbow headgear at Olympics

Australian women’s sevens co-captain Sharni Williams has received approval from the International Olympic Committee to wear multi-coloured headgear in Tokyo.

  • byTom Decent
Folau scores try for Southport in rugby league return

Folau scores try for Southport in rugby league return

It wasn’t quite the occasion Clive Palmer had promised but there was more interest than usual in the A-grade fixture at Owen Park on Saturday night.

  • byPhil Lutton
League,politics and fornication:Palmer hypes up the return of league misfits

League,politics and fornication:Palmer hypes up the return of league misfits

Clive Palmer’s headline double-act of sacked sporting stars will debut for the Southport Tigers on Saturday evening at the Gold Coast’s Owen Park (field 1).

  • byZach Hope
‘The Japanese people will embrace him’:Former Tahs coach backs call to sign Folau

‘The Japanese people will embrace him’:Former Tahs coach backs call to sign Folau

Rob Penney,who helped recruit Israel Folau to the Japanese club where he is now director of rugby,believes the controversial star will be embraced in Japan.

  • byTom Decent andSam Phillips
Folau secures Catalans release,set to play for Southport on Saturday
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Australia

Folau secures Catalans release,set to play for Southport on Saturday

Israel Folau is poised to play rugby league in Australia for the first time since 2010 after securing a release from French club Catalans Dragons.

  • byAdrian Proszenko