Sports leagues’ concussion guidelines must be broadened as brain health concerns rise

By Leon Harris, Clinical Legal Educator/Course Coordinator, School of Law and Society, University of the Sunshine Coast

Recently, the Australian Football League (AFL) was rocked when it was revealed a Geelong player with a history of concussion had been asked to waive his legal rights to claim for any future brain trauma.

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~	Women have always ‘method acted’ – they just don’t get called geniuses for it

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~	NZ creates remarkably valuable tech firms. How can it keep more of the benefits?

~	Escalation of sexual violence raises alarm in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

~	Australia: Chinese Government Menaces Uyghur Diaspora

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