Would Sam Kerr have been charged if she were a man – or white – or straight? | Anna Cody and Giridharan Sivaraman

Imagine how this case would have played out for the thousands of women of colour who don’t have Kerr’s platform, financial resources or legal support

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Sam Kerr is one of the most celebrated football players in the world. Captain of the Matildas, she became a household name – and the inspiration for children across Australia – as she led her team to victories during the 2023 Women’s World Cup.

She is a well loved and well resourced woman of colour at the peak of her career. And yet, despite all of this, she was stripped of her agency by authority and dragged through the courts in a case that should never have proceeded.

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