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January 3, 2023

A black woman's reality

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MAJOR! The Women’s National Basketball League (

MAJOR!

The Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) has signed a ground-breaking broadcast agreement aimed at expanding the league’s reach and making games more accessible to fans across the country.

Under the deal, all 92 regular season games and the entire Finals Series will be streamed live and free via 9Now. In addition, one match per week will be shown on free-to-air channel 9Go! across both seasons.

“The momentum and hunger for basketball is undeniable, with 1 in 5 girls now playing basketball in Australia,” WNBL CEO Jennie Sager said in a statement. “Our new broadcast deals are our answer to that momentum with more games easily accessible, helping young athletes see the pathways to playing pro and showing the incredible talent we have in this country.”

ICYMI: Naomi Osaka beat Coco Gauff in the US Open

ICYMI: Naomi Osaka beat Coco Gauff in the US Open overnight, with Gauff conceding defeat in straight sets - 3-6, 2-6.

It’s the first time Osaka will be in the quarterfinals since 2020.

Image: Robert Deutsch-Imagn Images / Sipa USA

“Ilona inspired me to be myself more and to know

“Ilona inspired me to be myself more and to know I don’t need to look a certain way. I can just be myself and if people like it, they like it. If they don’t, they don’t. She’s been a massive inspiration to me and she’s been massive for our sport.”

In this week’s episode of Booksmart, Soaliha Iqb

In this week’s episode of Booksmart, Soaliha Iqbal sits down with writer Natalia Figueroa Barroso to talk about her extraordinary debut novel ‘Hailstones Fell without Rain.’

Of Uruguayan descent with Charrúa, Yoruba and Iberian origins, Natalia was born on Dharug Ngura and raised between her birthland and her homeland.

A member of Sweatshop Literacy Movement (who we are huge fans of too!), her essays, poems and short stories have been widely published across Meanjin, Overland, Red Room Poetry, Griffith Review and more.

Hailstones Fell without Rain is a semi-autobiographical, multi-generational work of fiction that’s pacy, funny, wise and deeply moving. For fans of Elizabeth Acevedo and Angie Cruz, it’s a novel that explores heritage, family, belonging and identity through sharply drawn, unforgettable characters.

In this chat, Natalia unpacks the intersections of culture, storytelling and self-discovery, and what it means to write a debut that’s both deeply personal and powerfully universal.

The full interview is available wherever you get your podcasts (and go grab a copy of the book STAT!)

SHE DID IT! Sifan Hassan was the first woman to cr

SHE DID IT! Sifan Hassan was the first woman to cross the line at the 2025 Sydney Marathon this morning.

AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi

Lara Raj from Katseye commented on entrepreneur Me

Lara Raj from Katseye commented on entrepreneur Megha Rao’s viral image on Instagram of Raj in the Gap campaign, saying “This made me cry, it was always my dream to have Indian, especially South Indian representation as a little girl and I always longed for that. It’s my #1 MISSION to make sure brown girls growing up and the entire South Asian community feels uplifted and powerful and confident.”

In the spirit of reconciliation, Missing Perspectives acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea, and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past, present and emerging and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. We acknowledge that land in Australia was never ceded and always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land.

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