To summarise Sussan Ley today:
- the 1980 Moscow Boycott was absolutely the right thing
- the athletes shouldn’t have gone
- but we love them anyway
- especially the ones who didn’t
Deliberately chose to miss the point of today. 100 other tacks would have been ok!
Dearie me!
In 50 years of voting in elections in Australia I’ve never had to queue. What’s changed? It would have been unworkable if pre-poll numbers weren’t so high. 20 minutes so far and still only half way. Thankfully a beautiful sunny day
Congratulations to @gregblood who is now Greg Blood OAM - rightly recognised in the Australia Day Honours list for all he’s doing to preserve the intricacies of Australia’s sporting history
Medals of the Order of Australia in the Australia Day Honours List for @AthsAust Family Members - Olympic champion Nina Kennedy OAM and para athlete and coach Julie Charlton OAM
It’s just dawned on me that this year is my personal Golden Jubilee of having the right to vote.
It’s always been important but never more so than now!
Who at Melbourne Airport makes a decision to close most of the Uber bays and reduce three lanes of traffic to one during the day in school holidays? And no apparent works taking place.
Kings Birthday Honours in 2024 for @AthsAust Life Member Penny Gillies, Platinum Pin Recipients David Archbold and Heather Doherty and Ivanhoe Harriers official Jeff Franklin - each receiving the Medal of the Order of Australia
Isaac Heyne wins the Launny Ten by millimetres from Ed Marks 28:34 for both. Another close finish for third between Seth O’Donnell from Sam Clifford again same time 28:56
To acknowledge International Women's Day one talented woman - my @AthsAust colleague Sascha Ryner has penned a very appropriate piece on two more - a unique pair of World Athletics international referees - mother and daughter Christine and Caitlin Christie
athletics.com.au/news/like-m…
Two national women’s records this evening at the ACT Championships- 11.10 to Torrie Lewis in the 100m and now Nicola Olyslagers equals her own HJ mark at 2.03m. Season booming!
And not to overlook Gout Gout in Brisbane new 200m NRU18 at 20.69 fittingly in the Denise Boyd Shield!!
Both the Tasmanian and Australian Women’s 100m records broken in the ACT Champs this afternoon - both by U20 athletes.
Torrie Lewis new @AthsAust record of 11.10 (1.6) winning open
Chelsea Scolyer new @AthsTas mark of 11.50(0.3) winning U20
One club footy players are now noticed as a growing rarity but how about the effort of Arthur Whitchell today awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia acknowledging 78 years of service to Athletics Essendon, @athsvic and @AthsAust
Recognition for eight fine contributors to athletics in today's Australia Day Honours List - AMs for Lynne Schickert and Peter Duras and OAMs for Heather Carr, Pat Carroll. Lisa Hasker, Cliff Mallett, Arthur Whitchell and the late Rick Mitchell.