Polly Famer’s diagnosis with CTE shocked the sporting world and made many of us rethink how we deal with head injuries – so what is CTE, and how dangerous is it? Professor Melinda Fitzgerald is an expert in Neurotrauma at Curtin University and she’s here to answer some of those questions.

Former Geelong and Essendon ruckman John Barnes says Polly Farmer’s CTE diagnosis is validation for his concussion class action against the AFL. Barnes spoke with Oliver Peterson about his concussion struggles in retirement.

A chronic neurological injury has been found in the brain of a former Australian Rules player, for the first time. Researchers found signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy in the brain of West Aussie great Graham ‘Polly’ Farmer after his death last year it’s believed to be caused by repeated concussions. Australian Sports Brain Bank founder […]

Research has found the late Graham “Polly” Farmer experienced brain trauma from years of head knocks from playing AFL; despite some people suggesting the use of helmets in Aussie Rules, Brain Injury Australia says it’s unlikely to help with any provention. “There isn’t a helmet, that I know of and certainly the group knows of, […]

With the Perth Airport rail line slowly edging closer to completion, the realisation of the proposed schedule is starting to hit home. Peak hour for flights out of Perth Airport occurs between 5am and 6am as FIFO workers come home or head back to work, but there are concerns the train schedule won’t suite the […]

The underpayments scandal goes from bad to worse, with Woolworths upping the dollar amount of incorrectly paid staff to over $300 million, and rising. Murray Thornhill is a commercial litigation expert, and he’s with us to bring some clarity to this issue.