1986 New Zealand rugby league tour of Australia and Papua New Guinea match victory against New Zealand and their first test win since defeating France 37-6 in 1977. The Kumuls would not win another test until 1990. Following the loss to Papua New Guinea, Graham Lowe resigned in August to take up the position of head coach with English club side Wigan. Tony Gordon was appointed as his replacement in September. Dun Furner and Wally Lewis would lead the Australian team on the undefeated 1986 Kangaroo Tour of Great Britain and France at the end of the NSWRL and BRL seasons. 1986 New Zealand rugby league tour of Australia and Papua New
Quoll were released into the Booderee National Park on the NSW South Coast. After 50 years of absence, the effort to reintroduce eastern quolls to mainland Australia achieved success, with 15 babies found in the pouches of three adult females. Tjilpa is the name given to the quoll amongst the Northern Aranda language group of Australian Aboriginal people. BY James Williams Quoll Quolls (; genus Dasyurus) are carnivorous marsupials native to mainland Australia, New Guinea, and Tasmania. They are primarily nocturnal and spend most of the day in a den. Of the six species of quoll, four are found in Australia