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Matildas survive North Korea scare to book spot in Women’s Asian Cup semi-final Australia win 2-1 over Korea DPR in nervous tussle in Perth with goals from Kennedy and Kerr securing 2027 Women’s World Cup qualification

Matildas survive North Korea scare to book spot in Women’s Asian Cup semi-final

#woso #WAC2026 #AUSvPRK

Australia win 2-1 over Korea DPR in nervous tussle in Perth
Goals from Kennedy and Kerr secure 2027 World Cup qualification

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Quick hits: Arnold heroic, forwards clinical as Matildas withstand dark arts Mackenzie Arnold turns into a brick wall as Sam Kerr and Alanna Kennedy's ruthlessness saves Australia. Here are the quick hits from the Matildas' quarterfinal clash with North Korea.

Quick hits: Arnold heroic, forwards clinical as Matildas withstand dark arts

#woso

Mackenzie Arnold turns into a brick wall as Sam Kerr and Alanna Kennedy's ruthlessness saves Australia. Here are the quick hits from the Matildas' quarterfinal clash with North Korea.
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#woso #WAC2026 #AUSvPRK

Despite supporting Glory, tonight I'll take the 2:1 loss because the 2:1 win in the other game (the one I was at in person) makes up for it (maybe even better than if the matildas match had ended 1 : 2, and Glory had won in Adelaide.

Media & police commonly report that “speed wasn’t a factor in a crash.” What they mean is the driver wasn’t technically breaking the speed limit, or at least not too much.

But speed is ALWAYS a factor, in how much distance is needed to stop, how well crash victims can be seen, and whether they die.

There is a Wikipedia article on the film, that might interest those wanting to know more about the real life context of the film.

Don't Tell, the 2017 courtroom drama based on Child Sexual Abuse at Toowoomba Preparatory School in the 1990s, has received a second wind, entering Netflix Top Ten list for Australia.

#DontTell #PrivateSchool #Grooming #CSA #AbuseByTeacher

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"NSW Greens MP Sue Higginson said ... "When the government's own logging corporation is convicted of destroying old growth forest in a koala hub ... it demonstrates that the system regulating native forest logging in NSW is fundamentally broken,"

Aboriginal body gets court win in illegal logging case A state-owned forestry company has avoided a fine for illegal logging but will still have to pay nearly half a million dollars to the affected Indigenous body.

An Aboriginal corporation will receive $450,000 from a state forestry corporation as a penalty for illegal logging.

#CorpGov #NFP
The Forestry Corporation of NSW (FCNSW)

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FIFA, AFC accused of failing their human rights obligations with Iranian players Pressure is growing on FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation to help the members of the Iranian women's football team returning home, and their families, and to learn lessons ahead of the men's Wo...

The plight of the Iranian women's football team in Australia has exposed a gap between the words and actions of FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) when it comes to #HumanRights, according to some experts.

#woso #SportsGov

Soccer Football
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...

‘Silence protects systems’: Survivor of clergy sexual abuse says it’s incredibly daunting to take action against the Catholic Church PRINCE GEORGE - When Leona Huggins was just twelve years, she was sexually abused by a priest. The priest who ...

‘Silence protects systems’: Survivor of clergy sexual abuse says it’s incredibly daunting to take action against the Catholic Church

#CCSA Clerical Child Sexual Abuse #CSA #AbuseByClergy

Canada
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"Sensational protests, head-scratching substitutions and some seriously impressive play — North Korea is one of Asian Cup's best sides, and certainly its most mysterious. Here is what the Matildas can expect in their blockbuster quarterfinal tonight in Perth."

The full-throttle North Korean side looking to rain on the Matildas' parade Sensational protests, head-scratching substitutions and some seriously impressive play — North Korea is one of Asian Cup's best sides, and certainly its most mysterious. Here is what the Matildas can ...

The full-throttle North Korean side looking to rain on the Matildas' parade

#woso #WAC2026 #AUSvPRK

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...

David Squires on … the plight of Iran women’s football team at the Asian Cup Our cartoonist takes a look at the impossible situation the players were put in at the tournament in Australia

David Squires on … the plight of Iran women’s football team at the Asian Cup

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Australia
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Matildas prepare for another North Korea tantrum as Asian Cup goes on the line Sam Kerr struggles to remember much about the mysterious North Koreans. Some things are impossible to forget, however.

Matildas prepare for another North Korea tantrum as Asian Cup goes on the line

#woso #WAC2026

Sam Kerr struggles to remember much about the mysterious North Koreans. Some things are impossible to forget, however.
www.theage.com.au/sport/soccer...

And Kerr to line up at Left back for start of game kick-off. 😉

Matildas stars Raso, Catley out of Asian Cup quarterfinal against North Korea Hayley Raso and Steph Catley will miss the Women's Asian Cup quarterfinal, as the team prepares for the unknown quantities that North Korea may bring.

#woso #WAC2026 #AUSvPRK
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...

Increasingly clear that the future of the species hinges on the American/Israeli empire collapsing before the climate does

See Who Has Faced Fallout From the Epstein Files This list will be updated and includes people who have faced concrete consequences, such as the loss of their position, as a result of their connection to Jeffrey Epstein.

See Who Has Faced Fallout From the #EpsteinFiles

Here’s who has resigned, is being investigated or is experiencing other consequences.

Updated March 11, 2026
By Karen Yourish, Lazaro Gamio and Amy Schoenfeld Walker
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Interesting that North Korea is apparently a "Rogue State", yet Israel and USA (among others) have, as far as I can glean, been involved in the deliberate slaughter of many more innocent people.

I see some parallels with how, during WWII, Australia didn't let Jewish people escaping Germany come here.

"The Matildas defender turned midfielder (and occasional striker) has 145 caps worth of ups and downs under her belt, all of which have contributed to her Asian Cup purple patch."

‘I don’t remember that version of myself’: Reinvention, resilience keys to Alanna Kennedy’s rebirth The Matildas defender turned midfielder (and occasional striker) has 145 caps worth of ups and downs under her belt, all of which have contributed to her Asian Cup purple patch.

‘I don’t remember that version of myself’: Reinvention, resilience keys to Alanna Kennedy’s rebirth

#woso #Matildas

Australia
www.theage.com.au/sport/soccer...

Eni Aluko awarded £339,000 after suing Joey Barton for libel: ‘I wanted to create a consequence’

Eni Aluko awarded £339,000 after suing Joey Barton for libel: ‘I wanted to create a consequence’

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Ex-England international Aluko tells The Athletic of her wish to make a difference by fighting against online abuse of women and girls

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www.nytimes.com/athletic/710...

‘Sometimes you feel very sad’: what the Iranian football asylum seekers can expect from life in Australia ‘It will be challenging to learn English, or to know about the new culture, but everything takes time,’ says Afghanistan-born cricket player Tooba Sarwari

‘Sometimes you feel very sad’: what the Iranian football asylum seekers can expect from life in Australia

‘It will be challenging to learn English, or to know about the new culture, but everything takes time,’ says Afghanistan-born cricket player Tooba Sarwari
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Building sign being replaced with “NACC: No Actual Consequences Commission” Person commenting: “it used to be to be called the National Anti-Corruption Commission, but I guess they wanted to lower our expectations”

The ‘No Actual Consequences Commission’, by @fionakatauskas.bsky.social

Is Ablo in the #EpsteinFiles by any chance??? (Or some other powerful players or financial backers of the ALP) The red team seems just as evil as the nut jobs in the dark green and blue parties.

Or is it he is scared USA will bomb us if we distance ourselves from them and Israel??

The Albanese Labor Government is supporting bombing a country, then preventing people fleeing that violence from seeking safety here.

It is wicked.

Matildas on the Hunt against physical North Korea Matildas defender Clare Hunt says they are ready to fight fire with fire as they brace for a different, more physical test against North Korea in their Women’s Asian Cup quarter-final.

#Matildas defender Clare Hunt says they are ready to fight fire with fire as they brace for a different, more physical test against North Korea in their Women’s Asian Cup quarter-final.

#woso #AFCWAC2026 #WAC2026 #AUSvPRK

Australia
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Just the same way the #EpsteinClass operates