Former football player pledges to donate brain to science due to head trauma concerns
Former football great Austin Robertson Jnr is convinced he now suffers from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) as a result of…
AFL player’s widow says league needs to act quickly on concussion-related condition
The wife of late AFL player Danny Frawley has urged the league to “act now” to prevent the neurodegenerative disease…
AFL, NRL accused of being ‘more concerned with legality than player health’ at concussion inquiry
Australia’s major sporting codes are more concerned with legal liability arising from concussions than the health of players sustaining them,…
Submissions to Senate concussion inquiry call for national registry, more research, consistent guidelines
Australia’s peak body for general practice has called for government investment to tackle the issue of concussion in sport, including…
Why brain injuries in amateur sport are a real concern for athletes
Toowoomba athlete Jade Hubbard has played most football codes, but after one too many head knocks, she has decided enough…