Human Interest

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Life after the Broncos: Paul White's battle and his mission to give back

September 7, 2021 Tobias Jurss-Lewis

The former Broncos CEO and ex-country cop tours regional Queensland, honouring a promise he...

• Human Interest
• Rugby League

From U-10 teammates in Maclean to coaching the NRL's NZ Warriors

February 26, 2021 Bruce MacKenzie

NZ Warriors head coach Nathan Brown and his assistant Craig Hodges have been best...

• COVID-19
• Epidemics and Pandemics
• Human Interest
• People
• Rugby League
• Sport
• State of Origin

Tonight Brisbane will host the world's largest sporting event since COVID-19

November 17, 2020 NRL Breaking News

With 52,000 people expected at Brisbane’s Lang Park for tonight’s State of Origin decider,...

• Community and Society
• History
• Human Interest
• Law, Crime and Justice
• Multiculturalism
• Rugby League

Is it disrespectful for white people to do haka? It depends

October 31, 2020 NRL Breaking News

Growing up, I thought haka was just for the boys. I thought it was...

• Depression
• Human Interest
• Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander)
• Mental Health
• Rugby League
• Sport

'My escape was footy': Greg Inglis reveals how life without sport unmasked a mental illness

August 23, 2020 Greg Hassall And Quentin McDermott

Without rugby league, Greg Inglis was lost, spiralling into depression and in a dark...

• Children
• Disabilities
• Human Interest
• People
• Radio
• Radio Broadcasting
• Rugby League

ABC Grandstand has a new, legally blind sports caller — and he's just 10 years old

April 9, 2020 Kelly Butterworth

Christopher is 10, blind, and has his own ABC Grandstand segment. Source: ABC Rugby...

• Aboriginal
• Clubs and Associations
• Human Interest
• Indigenous Culture
• Regional
• Rugby League

'Tears in my eyes': The footy premiership that cost $150,000

October 17, 2019 Eric Barker

The Mornington Island Raiders love their footy, but the remote community team are paying...

• Disabilities
• Human Interest
• Rugby League
• Sport

'Crash, bang and tackle at 100 miles an hour': A level field for Wheelchair State of Origin players

July 9, 2019 Jessica Hinchliffe

Men and women of all abilities face off in Wheelchair Rugby League, a fast...

• Human Interest
• NRL
• People
• Rugby League
• Sport
• State of Origin

Women's State of Origin clash a far cry from days gone by

June 20, 2019 Brittney Kleyn

Gone are the days of “chook raffles” or paying their own way to games,...

• Human Interest
• People
• Rugby League
• State of Origin

Collecting State of Origin memorabilia saved this man's life

June 4, 2019 Jessica Hinchliffe

Jimmy Considine and his wife Kay have a home dedicated to the Queensland State...