Jon Healy

5 days ago | abc.net.au | Jon Healy

The Victorian Aboriginal Health Service has cancelled its Deadly Choices campaign with the Melbourne Storm. VAHS said the decision to cut ties with the Storm was a direct result of the team's treatment of Aunty Joy Murphy and the lack of a Welcome to Country before their Anzac Day game. The club chalked the decision up to a miscommunication and said it was not related to booing at the Shrine of Remembrance dawn service earlier in the day.

6 days ago | abc.net.au | Jon Healy

World number one Jannik Sinner makes his return to the tennis scene this week in the friendly climes of the Rome Masters. You may not have noticed his absence if you're one of the many tennis fans who only chime in for a couple of weeks four times a year for the grand slam tournaments. That may also be because the doping ban he served lasted about as long as the lay-off for a broken ankle.

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Jon Healy

Magic Round mostly avoided the sort of refereeing controversy that many feared would rear its ugly head. There were strange calls such as Ronaldo Mulitalo's spectacular effort against the Eels that shouldn't have warranted a penalty but did. And, if it did, should have been a penalty try, but wasn't. Even in that instance, both teams got a little lucky, so we move on. Most importantly, the high-tackle crackdown that undeniably poisoned round eight was by the wayside.

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Jon Healy

Skip to timelineSuspensions and injuries leave South Sydney just about unrecognisable for today's clash with a Newcastle side that could end up last by the end of Magic Round. Later, the in-form Warriors and Cowboys face off, before the Tigers and Dragons close out Saturday's action. Follow all the action in our live blog below, check out all the stats in the full ScoreCentre, and tune in to our live radio coverage.

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Jon Healy

Hey reader. Relax the muscles in your face. Did you feel that? That instant change in tension? That's what it felt like watching Nicho Hynes on Friday night. Only two-and-a-half years removed from his shock Dally M Medal win, Hynes has endured a lifetime of scrutiny and criticism. Some of it has been warranted, some of it has been ridiculously outsized, but all of it has been expected. It's the burden that comes with being named the NRL's best player.