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The Australian national women s football team, the Matildas, have started their Olympic campaign with a bang.
Their quest for a gold medal began on Thursday night, defeating New Zealand in a 2-1 tussle in the first match.
Ahead of kick-off - Global audiences were treated to a show of solidarity as the side huddled together to proudly display the Aboriginal flag.
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The Australian side then proceeded to stand arm-in-arm on the halfway line as New Zealand’s players dropped to one knee to take a stand against racism.
Kyra Cooney-Cross glances nervously into the barrel of the camera. The headphones she has been given are comically large, cupping her ears like woollen muffs as the chill of winter descends over Jubilee Stadium in Sydney. She allows herself to crack a small grin as her teammate and mentor, Lisa De Vanna, ghosts in behind her, tapping her protégé on the shoulder before drifting away into the night. Cooney-Cross turns to the microphone and takes a.
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