Former Socceroo Paul Wade reveals brain disease concerns | ABC News Top Stories

Former Socceroo Paul Wade reveals brain disease concerns | ABC News Top Stories

July 22, 2026 · 2 min

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Former Socceroos captain Paul Wade discusses his diagnosis of chronic traumatic encephalopathy and other current news topics.

Former Socceroos captain Paul Wade has announced he has been diagnosed with "probable" chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, linked to repeated head knocks and injuries. The brain disease can only be confirmed after death. Origin Energy says it's investigating a security breach that "may have" affected customer data. It doesn't believe customer credit cards or bank details have been accessed. And Labor Minister Clare O'Neil says an Australian-born doctor, who went to Syria to join the Islamic State and reportedly now wants to return home, can "rot in jail".  Press the 'Follow' or '+' button on this show page to add us to your playlist, so you never miss an episode.  For more news, politics and current affairs podcasts go to ABC listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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