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A sea of blue beanies — Neale Daniher farewelled at MCG state funeral. The whole country is watching.

Exploding on X · 10 June 2026

𝕏 What Australia is saying

Anthony Albanese ✅

@AlboMP · Prime Minister

2h

For the second time in days, the MCG belongs to the memory of Neale Daniher. When confronted with adversity most of us cannot imagine, Neale chose to fight — and gave new hope to thousands living with MND. A hero. Vale. #NealeDaniher #FightMND

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AFL ✅

@AFL · Official

1h

More than 1,000 people gathered at the MCG today to celebrate the life of Neale Daniher AO — a giant, a hero, a dad and a husband. Tributes from Jan Daniher, Chris Fagan, David Neitz and his grandchildren. The Beast was met with grace. #NealeDaniher

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Dee 🇦🇺

@deesfan_melb · Melbourne

Now

wore my blue beanie to work today. so did half my office. you don't have to follow footy to understand what neale daniher gave this country. 13 years fighting the beast and never once feeling sorry for himself. vale Neale. #BigFreeze #FightMND

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AltNation AI · 10 June 2026

What all of Australia is talking about right now

Across X, TikTok, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube today: A sea of blue beanies filled the MCG as more than 1,000 people gathered for the state funeral of AFL legend and Fight MND crusader Neale Daniher, who died on 25 May aged 65 — Anthony Albanese, Jan Daniher, Chris Fagan and David Neitz all paid tribute, and the whole country is grieving. In footy news, Collingwood's Billy Frampton was cleared at the AFL Tribunal over the King's Birthday tackle that left Brody Mihocek with a season-ending fractured neck. Overseas, the US launched fresh strikes on Iran after a US Army Apache helicopter was downed near the Strait of Hormuz, throwing any Middle East peace deal into doubt and pushing oil prices up. At home, Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport confirmed its first passenger flights for 25 October — Sydney's curfew-free second airport. And in Victorian politics, Liberal leader Jess Wilson says she's running to win the state election outright without a One Nation deal.

🔥 Daniher farewell🏈 Frampton cleared✈ WSI Airport🌍 US-Iran strikes🏛 Vic election💰 Oil prices

🏈 AFL Tribunal · Trending Australia

Billy Frampton CLEARED — Tribunal overturns three-game ban for Mihocek tackle. Footy X erupts 🏈

𝕏X · Australia trending·Tonight

After a 90-minute hearing, the AFL Tribunal dismissed the rough conduct charge against Collingwood's Billy Frampton, ruling his King's Birthday tackle was "not reasonably avoidable." Brody Mihocek, his 2023 premiership teammate, suffered a fractured neck and is out for the season. The "ridiculous" MRO-Tribunal system is the talking point.

Billy Frampton

@collingwood_fc · Collingwood

2h

"He sort of lay there and said he needed help, he couldn't move. That was distressing to hear. He's a good friend." Frampton's emotional evidence about Mihocek tonight has the whole footy world reflecting on a horrible accident. Wishing Brody a full recovery. 🙏

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AltNation News

@altnewsnation · X

Today

"Victorian Liberal leader Jess Wilson says she's confident she can win the state election without One Nation's support — but won't rule out a deal. A Freshwater Strategy poll shows a majority of voters, including 39% of Labor voters, think it's time for Jacinta Allan to be replaced." #VicPol

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Jess Wilson ✅

@JessWilsonLib

We're six months out from an election. For some parties — including One Nation — there are no candidates, no policies, not even a leader. I'm running to win for Victorians outright.

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Vic Labor Watcher

@viclabor_watch · Melbourne

39% of LABOR voters saying it's time for Allan to go is a brutal number six months out. The premier's position is genuinely shaky now.

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Tracey M. 🇦🇺

@traceymelb_au · Geelong

Whoever wins, just fix the cost of living and the roads. That's all anyone I know actually cares about right now.

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🌍 World · Breaking Overnight

Middle East · US · Iran

US strikes Iran after Apache helicopter downed near Strait of Hormuz — Middle East peace deal now in doubt

Today· Iran retaliates on Gulf states· 🔥 Oil prices spiking

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𝕏 @altnewsnation · X

"A sea of blue beanies across the MCG. You didn't have to barrack for his team to barrack for Neale Daniher. 13 years against The Beast, and he taught a whole country how to fight with grace. Rare to see Australia united like this. Vale."

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AltNation AI — Australia Roundup · 10 June 2026

What's happening in Australia today

AFL legend and Fight MND crusader Neale Daniher has been farewelled at a state funeral at the MCG, with more than 1,000 people and a sea of blue beanies turning out and the Prime Minister leading tributes. Collingwood's Billy Frampton was cleared at the AFL Tribunal over the tackle that left Brody Mihocek with a season-ending fractured neck. Internationally, the US launched fresh strikes on Iran after a US Army Apache helicopter was downed near the Strait of Hormuz, throwing a Middle East peace deal into doubt. Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport confirmed its first passenger flights for 25 October — Sydney's curfew-free second airport. And Victorian Liberal leader Jess Wilson says she's running to win the state election outright, as polling piles pressure on Premier Jacinta Allan.

Daniher farewell Frampton cleared US-Iran strikes WSI Airport Vic election Flu warning

✈ News · Trending nationally · #WSI

Infrastructure · Aviation · Sydney

Sydney's second airport is locked in — Western Sydney International opens to passengers 25 October, and it's curfew-free

Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport at Badgerys Creek will welcome its first freight flights on 26 July and first passengers on 25 October, with Jetstar's flight JQ362 to the Gold Coast set to make history as the first commercial departure. Unlike Sydney Airport, WSI will run 24 hours with no overnight curfew. The $5.3 billion project — Australia's first major greenfield international airport in over 50 years — stayed on budget, though the Metro rail link servicing it has slipped to 2028. For locals in Penrith, Liverpool and Campbelltown, an international airport is finally close to home.

Today· westernsydneyairport.gov.au· 🔥 Trending

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🧤 SBS News · Today

A 'worrying' trend is emerging in Australia's flu response, experts warn as winter case numbers climb

🏠 Finance · Today

Stamp duty scrapped for some ACT buyers — here's how the rest of Australia stacks up on housing costs

🏈 AFL · Today

Brody Mihocek out for the season after neck surgery — Melbourne forward "recovering well and already walking"

🎵 TikTok · Trending #1 Australia

"Wear your blue beanie today" — Australia honours Neale Daniher 🔥🇦🇺

#NealeDaniher #BigFreeze #FightMND · 40M+ views today

🎵TikTok Australia·Today

Workplaces, schools and footy clubs across the country filming themselves in blue beanies for Neale. Tributes set to his Big Freeze speeches are everywhere on the FYP. A genuinely national moment of grief and gratitude.

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▶ YouTube · World · Trending #1 · Today

"Why the Strait of Hormuz matters — and what US strikes on Iran mean for petrol prices in Australia" — explainers racking up millions of views

Sport · AFL · Fight MND

"A giant, a hero, a dad and a husband" — Neale Daniher farewelled at MCG state funeral

More than 1,000 people gathered at the MCG today to honour AFL legend and motor neurone disease crusader Neale Daniher AO, who died on 25 May aged 65 after a 13-year battle with what he called "The Beast." Wife Jan Daniher delivered the first eulogy, remembering his character, humility and sharp wit. The Prime Minister, Premier Jacinta Allan, Governor-General Sam Mostyn, Chris Fagan and David Neitz all paid tribute, while his grandchildren Cooper and Poppy shared deeply personal memories. A sea of blue beanies — the symbol of his Big Freeze MND fundraiser — filled the ground.

Today· AFL.com.au· 🔥 Trending

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Mark Bouris ✅

💼 LinkedIn · Yellow Brick Road Executive Chairman

6h

A curfew-free international airport opening in Western Sydney on 25 October is one of the biggest economic stories of the decade and barely anyone is talking about it. Tens of thousands of jobs, a whole aerotropolis, and a region that's now Australia's third-largest economy. The catch? The Metro rail link servicing it has slipped to 2028. Build the transport before the terminal, not after.

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