Forget about the hour long health debate, what counts will be the 2-minute version shown on the evening news. Plus, booing the PM, and awkward guilty plea and other political news of the day.
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Loyal Darren Lockyer eyes one-club record at Broncos
Darren Lockyer is poised to celebrate his 300th premiership game with a contract that should ensure he ends his career as league’s greatest one-club man.
A Grand Final leadup the NRL would rather forget!
The National Rugby League must be wondering why it bothered to schedule the centenary Grand Final of rugby league for this Sunday, writes Jeff Wall.
The coal king’s gift that undermined Wayne Bennett
Wayne Bennett’s departure from the Broncos was decided last year when the Courier Mail exposed his secret deal with coal magnate Ken Talbot, writes Jeff Wall.
Coaches join PMs and shock jocks by staying too long
Hard on the heels of the departure of John Winston Howard (shoved) and Richard John Sinclair Laws (jumped) the sporting equivalent of the iconic figures of politics and broadcasting – the Brisbane Broncos coach, Wayne Bennett – might be headed for a messy end to his distinguished coaching career.
The Broncos’ tough stance should embarrass others
The Brisbane Broncos Rugby League Club has significantly lifted the cross bar when it comes to dealing with off field misbehaviour by players – and should seriously embarrass a number of NRL and AFL clubs in the process, writes Jeff Wall.
The darkening future of night grand finals
The AFL should look to the NRL for reasons why a night grand final doesn’t work, writes Jeff Wall.
NRL finals: Storming to a premiership?
After the first weekend of the NRL finals, after all the speculation, media coverage and planning, not much has changed – the Melbourne Storm remain the firm premiership favourites, but contentious refereeing decisions hang like a dark cloud over the game.
News to begin exiting NRL club ownership?
The long anticipated “exit” of the ownership of NRL clubs by News Limited is likely to begin with News reportedly selling its majority share in the North Queensland Cowboys – possibly as early as today.
The week in numbers
What a treat — the week’s news condensed into this nifty set of numbers.
NRL grapples with growing problem
The big news in rugby league today is not last night’s golden point match – the third in one weekend – but some serious charges directed principally at the Melbourne Storm over the “grapple” tackle, and an even more dangerous version nicknamed “the crusher”.
Political favours and climate change: what goes around …
Long time Howard supporter and federal member for Tangney Dennis Jensen this morning hung out his — and perhaps his party’s — climate change scepticism for all to see, writes Thomas Hunter.
