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How Football Can Unite People From All Walks of Life

Originally published by the AFL Player’s Association. Footy for me wasn’t always No. 1. Both my mother and father moved to Perth, Australia in the 1960’s with their respective families in search of a better life. Mum coming across from England

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World Team Player Profile: Tim Organ

  This week, in celebration of Toyota AFL Multicultural Round, we will be profiling the AFL NSW/ACT players selected in the World Team to play at the recent National Championships on the Gold Coast. Yesterday, we had a chat with

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Girls kicking goals for cultural melting pot

Bankstown Bullsharks

Originally published by The Australian. On the first night of training for the Bankstown Bullsharks, an under 15s girls Australian football team in southwest Sydney, Olivia Cole turned up to an empty field. “Not many people knew about it,” she

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2017 AFL Multicultural Festival for everyone

2017 AFL Multicultural Festival

The 2017 AFL Multicultural Festival presented by Australia Post and supported by Multicultural NSW takes place this Saturday at Cathy Freeman Park (Sydney Olympic Park). Starting at 12pm and running until 6pm, the free Festival will run before, during and after the GWS

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World Team Player Profile: Jamie Murphy

Jamie Murphy

  This week, in celebration of Toyota AFL Multicultural Round, we will be profiling the AFL NSW/ACT players selected in the World Team to play at the recent National Championships on the Gold Coast. First we had James Rene, and

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Worlds collide in Western Sydney for the IEC Cup

IEC Cup

AFL NSW/ACT hosted the annual Intensive English Centre Cup (IEC Cup) on Tuesday, which saw over 200 students from seven IEC’s in Sydney and Wollongong come together at Blacktown International Sportspark. The IEC Cup is an opportunity for all students

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AFL’s Multicultural Round launches in Sydney

Multicultural Round Launch

The AFL launched the 2017 Toyota AFL Multicultural Round at Lachlan’s Old Government House in Parramatta this morning. AFL General Manager of Inclusion and Social Policy, Tanya Hosch was joined at the launch by Gurpreet Grewal, the subject of the

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L-FRESH the Lion inspiring local youth through AFL

Australian-born Sikh hip-hop artist and AFL Multicultural Community Ambassador, L-FRESH the LION – known as Sukhdeep Singh to his family and friends – is using his passion for music and AFL to enrich the social fabric of Western Sydney. Growing

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World Team Player Profile: James Rene

James Rene

  This week, in celebration of the AFL’s Multicultural Round, we will be profiling the AFL NSW/ACT players selected in the World Team to play at the recent National Championships on the Gold Coast. First up, we have grounded half-back

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Government pledges Multicultural support

Written by Leyla Kaya. Last week the Federal Government, along with the AFL announced a $625,000 investment in, and continued support of the Bachar Houli Programs. Held at the Swinburne Centre in Melbourne, the event was also a celebration of

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