Initial plans were for the striking mural, located along busy Curzon Street, to only stay up for one year after it was unveiled in November 2020.

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But as the referendum on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament drew nearer, the decision was made to keep the mural on the outside of the building.

The artwork remained up until late last year, at least, after the referendum was held on October 14.

Management say they had planned for the entire building to be repainted and that coincided with the art of Thomas making way.

North will continue to make available medical and mental health support to Thomas, as will the AFL Players Association.

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Kangaroos president Sonja Hood praised the woman at the centre of the latest allegations for “her bravery and the dignity with which she has handled herself”.

“I’m feeling a range of emotions – frustration, anger, disappointment – but overall, sadness,” Hood wrote in a letter to members.

If Thomas is to add to his 69 AFL games, he must undertake – and pay for – another behavioural change program.

That program would need to be approved by the AFL, which would need assurances of Thomas’s progress before clearing any return to the sport.

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