Matildas fever, the Glossary
In the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, the performance of the Australia women's national soccer team (nicknamed "the Matildas") captivated nationwide attention and had a significant ongoing impact on the perception of women's sport in Australia.[1]
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46 relations: ABC News (Australia), Al Jazeera Media Network, Anthony Albanese, Australia men's national soccer team, Australia women's national soccer team, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Australian Financial Review, Australian Football League, Australian Government, Australian National University, Bondi Beach, Brisbane, Cathy Freeman, Community spirit, Craig Foster, Department of Education (New South Wales), ESPN, Football Australia, James Johnson (sports administrator), Kit (association football), Lang Park, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Mufti (dress), NRL Grand Final, Penalty shootout, Perth Stadium, Peter Dutton, Prime Minister of Australia, Public holiday, Publicity stunt, Reuters, Seven Network, Seven News, SportsPro, State of Origin series, Sydney Cricket Ground, Television ratings in Australia, The Conversation (website), The Courier-Mail, The Guardian, The Sydney Morning Herald, Women's sport in Australia, 2000 Summer Olympics, 2022 FIFA World Cup, 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, 400 metres.
- Australia at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
ABC News (Australia)
ABC News, also known as ABC News and Current Affairs and overseas as ABC Australia, is a public news service produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
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Al Jazeera Media Network (AJMN; The Peninsula) is a private-media conglomerate headquartered at Wadi Al Sail, Doha, funded in part by the government of Qatar.
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Anthony Albanese
Anthony Norman Albanese (or; born 2 March 1963) is an Australian politician serving as the 31st and current prime minister of Australia since 2022.
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Australia men's national soccer team
The Australia men's national soccer team represents Australia in international men's soccer.
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Australia women's national soccer team
The Australia women's national soccer team is overseen by the governing body for soccer in Australia, Football Australia, which is currently a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the regional ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) since leaving the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) in 2006.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), is the national broadcaster of Australia.
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Australian Financial Review
The Australian Financial Review (AFR) is an Australian business-focused, compact daily newspaper covering the current business and economic affairs of Australia and the world.
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The Australian Football League (AFL) is the pre-eminent and only fully professional competition of Australian rules football.
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Australian Government
The Australian Government, also known as the Commonwealth Government or the Federal Government, is the national executive government of the Commonwealth of Australia, a federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy.
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Australian National University
The Australian National University (ANU) is a public research university and member of the Group of Eight, located in Canberra, the capital of Australia.
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Bondi Beach
Bondi Beach is a popular beach and the name of the surrounding suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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Brisbane
Brisbane (Meanjin) is the capital of the state of Queensland and the third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of approximately 2.6 million.
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Cathy Freeman
Catherine Astrid Salome Freeman (born 16 February 1973) is an Aboriginal Australian former sprinter, who specialised in the 400 metres event.
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Community spirit finds expression in individual or group activities in which members of a community choose to engage for the benefit of that community.
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Craig Foster
Craig Andrew Foster (born 1969), nicknamed Fozzy or Fozz, is an Australian retired soccer player, human rights activist and sports analyst for the Stan streaming service in Australia.
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Department of Education (New South Wales)
The New South Wales Department of Education, a department of the Government of New South Wales, is responsible for the delivery and co-ordination of early childhood, primary school, secondary school, vocational education, adult, migrant and higher education in the state of New South Wales, Australia.
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ESPN
ESPN (an abbreviation of its original name, the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by The Walt Disney Company (80% and operational control) and Hearst Communications (20%) through the joint venture ESPN Inc. The company was founded in 1979 by Bill Rasmussen, Scott Rasmussen and Ed Eagan.
Football Australia is the governing body of soccer, futsal, and beach soccer within Australia, headquartered in Sydney.
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James Johnson (sports administrator)
James Johnson (born 21 May 1982) is an Australian sports administrator and business person who has served as CEO of Football Australia since January 2020.
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In association football, kit (also referred to as a strip or uniform) is the standard equipment and attire worn by players.
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Lang Park
Lang Park, nicknamed "The Cauldron", also known as Brisbane Stadium and commercially Suncorp Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, located in the suburb of Milton.
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Melbourne Cricket Ground
The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as The 'G, is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria.
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Mufti (dress)
In UK English, Mufti is plain or ordinary clothes, especially when worn by one who normally wears, or has long worn, a military or other uniform, such as a school uniform.
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NRL Grand Final
The NRL Grand Final determines the champions of the National Rugby League club competition.
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Penalty shootout
The penalty shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied.
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Perth Stadium
Perth Stadium, currently known as Optus Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium in Perth, Western Australia, located in the suburb of Burswood.
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Peter Dutton
Peter Craig Dutton (born 18 November 1970) is an Australian politician and former police detective serving as the current Leader of the Opposition, holding office as the leader of the Liberal Party of Australia since May 2022.
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Prime Minister of Australia
The prime minister of Australia is the head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia.
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Public holiday
A public holiday, national holiday, federal holiday, statutory holiday, or legal holiday is a holiday generally established by law and is usually a non-working day during the year.
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Publicity stunt
In marketing, a publicity stunt is a planned event designed to attract the public's attention to the event's organizers or their cause.
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Reuters
Reuters is a news agency owned by Thomson Reuters.
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Seven Network
The Seven Network (commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is a major Australian commercial free-to-air television network.
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Seven News
Seven News (stylised 7NEWS) is the television news service of the Seven Network and, as of 2021, the highest-rating in Australia.
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SportsPro
SportsPro is a brand of Henley Media Group, and a London, UK based media company for the sports industry in digital and events.
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State of Origin series
The State of Origin series is an annual best-of-three rugby league series between two Australian state representative sides, the New South Wales Blues and the Queensland Maroons.
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Sydney Cricket Ground
The Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) is a sports stadium in the Moore Park suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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Television ratings in Australia
Television ratings in Australia are used to determine the size and composition of audiences across Australian broadcast and subscription television, primarily for the purpose of informing advertisers what programming is popular with the audience they are attempting to sell their product or service to.
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The Conversation (website)
The Conversation is a network of nonprofit media outlets publishing news stories and research reports online, with accompanying expert opinion and analysis.
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The Courier-Mail
The Courier-Mail is an Australian newspaper published in Brisbane.
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The Guardian
The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.
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The Sydney Morning Herald
The Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) is a daily tabloid newspaper published in Sydney, Australia, and owned by Nine.
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Women's sport in Australia
Women's sport in Australia started in the colonial era.
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2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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2022 FIFA World Cup
The 2022 FIFA World Cup was the 22nd FIFA World Cup, the world championship for national football teams organized by FIFA.
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2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup was the ninth edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, the quadrennial international women's football championship contested by women's national teams and organised by FIFA.
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400 metres
The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions.
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