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UNCOVERED: 21 | History Defined

‘Uniquely qualified’: John Coates drafted letter of praise for himself to Brisbane Olympics organisers

Outgoing president of Australian Olympic Committee drafted gushing compliments for his own work

The Guardian - UK

Australian Olympic Committee to back humanitarian visas for Ukrainian athletes

The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) will support Ukrainian athletes seeking to resettle in Australia on humanitarian grounds amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, outgoing AOC President John Coates said on Saturday.

Reuters

Australia's Olympic emperor John Coates stands down as new era for AOC looms

After 32 years, John Coates is stepping down as head of the Australian Olympic Committee. He leaves behind a complicated legacy, as Tracey Holmes reports.

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AOC President Chesterman vows to inspire

Newly elected AOC President Ian Chesterman vowed to inspire the next generation of Olympians after succeeding John Coates in the role.

AAP

AOC Defends Due Process as Colleagues Greenlight Asset Seizure Bill

Plus: Homeland Security's new Disinformation Governance Board, the FDA's menthol ban, and more...

Reason

Morning mail: lobby group under fire for trans billboard, old China trip sparks new dispute, Elon Musk buys Twitter

Tuesday: AOC and Swimming Australia threaten legal action over billboards claiming ‘women’s sport is not for men’. Plus: the world’s richest man now owns Twitter

The Guardian - UK

AOC and Swimming Australia threaten legal action over billboards claiming ‘women’s sport is not for men’

Conservative lobby group uses images of elite swimmers in ads targeting ‘woke politicians’ but Emily Seebohm says Advance acted ‘without my consent’

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Lawmakers question oil executives on price gouging, but seem cool to price controls

Tribune News Service

AOC hits back at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for ‘weaker sex’ attack on people who identify as transgender

AOC is slamming Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., for the GOP lawmaker’s sexist attack on people who identify as transgender.

Tribune News Service

Amazon union leader slams AOC: 'She doesn't deserve this moment'

‘Leading up to the rally everything was good up until the last second,’ Chris Smalls says

The Independent UK

They work in the halls of power. But Senate dining workers are ‘still struggling’ - Roll Call

“I’ve known the senators for so many years,” one dining worker says. “But they don’t know what happens, really, with us.”

Roll Call

AOC demands Justice Clarence Thomas resign from Supreme Court — or face possible impeachment

AOC wants him off the court.

Tribune News Service

‘Collapse of support’: AOC warns Biden’s poll numbers could signal poor turnout among Dems

‘It is Biden’s power and responsibility to cancel student debt, nobody else’s’

The Independent UK

AOC’s first class flight divides the internet

Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez first gained support for being a woman of the people

The Independent UK

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Campaigning AOC electrifies crowds as Democrats fear brutal midterms

Congresswoman has been a boon to progressive candidates in Texas while party grapples with rift in Washington

The Independent UK

AOC calls Tucker Carlson ‘trash’ and ‘a creep’ after he labelled video ‘invitation to a booty call’

Democratic New York Congresswoman and Fox News host traded barbs on TV and social media

The Guardian - US

AOC calls Tucker Carlson ‘trash’ for saying she is not a woman of colour

‘You’re a creep, bro,’ says New York congresswoman after Carlson attacked Ocasio-Cortez in Fox News segment

The Independent UK

AOC says ‘a very real risk’ democracy will cease to exist in US within a decade

‘What we risk is having a government that perhaps postures as a democracy, and may try to pretend that it is, but isn’t’

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AOC: Democracy in U.S. could end

In New Yorker interview, Ocasio-Cortez expresses concerns that U.S. may not be a democracy 10 years from now

Texas Observer

Lone Star ‘Squad’: AOC Rallies for Texans Greg Casar and Jessica Cisneros

The two candidates would represent a new left edge of Texas' congressional delegation.

Salon

AOC rallies for Texas progressives

Ocasio-Cortez stumps in San Antonio for left-leaning Democrats: "If we flip Texas, we flip the country"

The Independent UK

AOC joins in mocking Marjorie Taylor Greene for confusing gazpacho and Gestapo

‘She clearly banned all books from her house years ago’

ABC News

Australian Winter Olympics skier Katie Parker tests positive for COVID-19 on arrival in Beijing

Australian Olympic bosses said there was a chance Katie Parker would test positive on her arrival in Beijing — now she's in isolation waiting to hear if she will be allowed to compete.

ABC News

Australian Olympic Committee unsure if skier Katie Parker will test negative for COVID-19 on arrival in Beijing

The Australian Olympic Committee says there is a "reasonable probability" the alpine skier will test positive when she flies into Beijing on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

AOC hits out at potential use of ‘robot dogs’ to patrol US border

This isn’t the first time the congresswoman has taken issue with robot dogs after slamming the NYPD’s use of the tech last year

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