Coates varnish fading as Olympic battle brews

By Nick McKenzie, Michael Bachelard, Greg Baum
Updated June 14 2017 - 9:48am, first published March 27 2017 - 9:37am
The Age, News 24/03/2017, picture by Justin McManus. Danni Roche, who is challenging John Coates for the AOC presidency. Photo: Justin McManus
The Age, News 24/03/2017, picture by Justin McManus. Danni Roche, who is challenging John Coates for the AOC presidency. Photo: Justin McManus

When John Coates joined the Australian Olympic Committee in 1981, Malcolm Fraser was the Prime Minister and the country's biggest mystery was who, or what, killed baby Azaria Chamberlain.

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