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  • 1 month ago | upstart.net.au | Brigid McCarthy

    Anonymous letters regarding wanted Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Kevin Yam have recently been received by some Melbourne locals, offering $200,000 for his whereabouts. Yam, the Australian resident whose photograph appears in the letter is accused of having committed a “range of national security related offences”. The activist is a lawyer and political commentator that has publicly criticised the situation in Hong Kong.

  • Aug 6, 2024 | studyfinds.org | Brigid McCarthy

    Paris - France, July 30, 2024, Paris Olympics 2024, Women's artistic gymnastics, Team USA wins GOLD medal. (Photo by A.RICARDO on Shutterstock)Women’s gymnastics is finally aging. In fact, four of the five United States athletes who took team gold in Paris were women in their 20s attending their second Olympics. And after picking up the all-around gold, 27-year-old Simone Biles is the oldest winner in 72 years. The last time a non-teenager took that title was in 1972.

  • Aug 1, 2024 | thebulletin.net.au | Brigid McCarthy |La Trobe

    Written by Brigid McCarthy, Lecturer in Journalism, La Trobe University Women’s gymnastics is finally ageing. In fact, four of the five United States athletes who took team gold in Paris[1] were women in their 20s attending their second Olympics. And after picking up the all-around gold[2], 27-year-old Simone Biles is the oldest winner in 72 years. The last time a non-teenager took that title was in 1972.

  • Aug 1, 2024 | theconversation.com | Brigid McCarthy

    Women’s gymnastics is finally ageing. In fact, four of the five United States athletes who took team gold in Paris were women in their 20s attending their second Olympics. And after picking up the all-around gold, 27-year-old Simone Biles is the oldest winner in 72 years. The last time a non-teenager took that title was in 1972. And even then, 20-year-old Soviet Ludmila Turischeva’s win was upstaged by the electric performances of her younger teammate Olga Korbut, aged 17.

  • Aug 1, 2024 | tolerance.ca | Brigid McCarthy |La Trobe

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