Winning the west: Would a third WA team work?
AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon has already hosed down speculation about a third team from WA. But does it warrant further investigation? Tim Harcourt loks at the issues.
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Is a Canberra AFL team a capital idea?
Is a 20th team from Canberra a viable option for the AFL? Tim Harcourt looks at the pros and cons.
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20th team? Norwood should have a red-legged hot go
With Tasmania set to become the AFL’s 19th team, speculation has already turned to from where the 20th club will come. And maybe another famous old SA club makes sense, says Tim Harcourt.
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Windies whirlwind blows life back into Test cricket
The West Indies’ remarkable win over Australia at the Gabba has been celebrated as much by locals as by the victors. Tim Harcourt has some theories as to why.
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The economics of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup
Tim Harcourt analyses the benefits Australia will reap from hosting this month’s highly-anticipated FIFA Women’s World Cup.
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Devil in the detail: Tasmania gets an AFL team
If the NFL’s small-market success story Green Bay Packers are anything to go by, then the new Tasmanian AFL team promises to be a winner, writes Tim Harcourt.
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Why sports sanctions against Russia will hurt
The recent crisis in Ukraine has put paid to the old adage ‘don’t mix sport and politics’, and Russia has found this out the hard way, writes Tim Harcourt.
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The economics of the Beijing Winter Olympics 2022
In 2022, with another Beijing Olympics upon us, things couldn’t be more different to when the Chinese capital hosted the 2008 Summer Games, writes Tim Harcourt.
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Maximising the economic benefits of Brisbane 2032
Tim Harcourt writes that we should prepare for some debate about the costs of putting on the Olympics Games in Brisbane in 2032 compared to what the potential benefits are.
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Strong economy bolsters Tasmania’s AFL bid
Leading economist Tim Harcourt writes that it’s time for the AFL to consider finally adding a Tasmanian team to the national competition.
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