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Australian Football Player Becomes First Female Athlete Diagnosed With CTE

The researchers say she will not be the last.

Sports Illustrated · Jul 4, 2023

Female athlete diagnosed with CTE brain disease in landmark case

Heather Anderson, an Australian Rules footballer, was posthumously diagnosed with the degenerative disease.

Al Jazeera · Jul 4, 2023

‘Slowly tortured by his brain’: family urges action on head trauma at concussion inquiry

Exclusive: Wife and son tell how ‘dear, wonderful’ husband and father ‘became a shell of a man’

The Guardian - AU · Feb 12, 2023

Post-mortem finds NRL coach Green had CTE

Paul Green's widow says the premiership-winning NRL coach had been living with undiagnosed CTE - a brain condition - prior to his death by suicide in August.

AAP · Oct 21, 2022

‘I vomited almost every morning’: not enough being done to protect apprentices, report finds

Victoria needs to undertake more field checks on employers of apprentices to deter bullying and increase retention, says McKell Institute CEO

The Guardian - AU · Sep 28, 2022

Shane Tuck's sister says brain disease, not mental ill-health, was the cause of her brother's death

Several past AFL players have been diagnosed with the deadly brain injury CTE, including Richmond footballer Shane Tuck. His family is now committed to raising awareness and helping other families affected by the disease.

ABC News · Aug 24, 2022

Former rugby league player Paul Green's brain to be donated to science after sudden death

The family of late rugby league player Paul Green say they hope donating his brain to science will improve the understanding of brain health and mental health.

ABC News · Aug 18, 2022

NSW teachers strike closes 250 schools

Striking public school teachers and principals have rallied outside NSW parliament calling for better pay and conditions as staff shortages disrupt learning.

AAP · May 3, 2022

Neurodegeneration linked to repetitive head injury found in brains of former Australian sports players

Over half of brains donated to the Australian Sports Brain Bank have signs of a degenerative brain disease associated with repeated blows to the head, researchers find.

ABC News · Feb 27, 2022