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Tasmania on verge of NBL title after McVeigh dagger

Jack McVeigh's late triple ended a gripping tussle in game three of the NBL Championship Series, giving Tasmania a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five contest.

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Blow the whistle quicker for player safety: Hardwick

There were tough scrimmages in Gold Coast's loss to the Western Bulldogs and coach Damien Hardwick would have liked umpires to blow their whistles earlier.

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Freo fightback flattens Roos, extends winning start

Fremantle trailed North Melbourne by 33 points midway through the second quarter but kicked nine consecutive goals to turn their round-two contest on its head.

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Dellavedova fit to fire as NBL title series heats up

Matthew Dellavedova has brushed off concerns over an ankle injury as Melbourne United look to build on a 1-0 NBL Championship Series lead over Tasmania.

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Lyon proud of Membrey as Saints prepare for Spud's Game

Danny "Spud" Frawley will be honoured at the MCG when St Kilda host AFL defending premiers Collingwood in a big round-two clash.

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Demons welcome back a hero in win over Bulldogs

After being troubled by off-field issues, Clayton Oliver starred in Melbourne's 45-point win over the Western Bulldogs to get the Demons' AFL season rolling.

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Dangerfield lifts Geelong to tight win over Saints

St Kilda threatened to pull off an incredible comeback until Geelong skipper Patrick Dangerfield stepped up to kick the match-winning goal in an AFL thriller.

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Shoppers in retreat after Black Friday boost

Australian retail sales plummeted in the final weeks of 2023 with shoppers doing their Christmas shopping a month early when goods go on sale.

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92 constituencies in England allow no right to roam, data shows

Exclusive: Campaigners call for Scottish-style rights to reach nature, as figures show ‘hugely unequal’ distribution of access

The Guardian - UK

Father Bob Maguire, charity campaigner and Catholic priest, dies aged 88

Father Bob Maguire was the parish priest at Sts Peter and Paul Catholic Church in South Melbourne for nearly 40 years. He was known for his tireless charity work and for reaching younger audiences through his media appearances.

ABC News

Truck driver dies after crash with regional train

A truck driver has died following a collision with a V/Line train in Geelong.

AAP

Fears for the future of the Liberal Party as factional infighting blamed for resounding Aston by-election defeat

Political experts say the Liberal Party's resounding defeat at the Aston by-election is a result of factional infighting and internal issues that's led to a "monumental shift" as voters abandon the Coalition in droves.

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Unionists should ‘bank the wins’ in new Brexit trading deal, says Julian Smith

The DUP is currently blocking devolution at Stormont in protest at post-Brexit trading arrangements.

The Independent UK

Liberals vow to rebuild in wake of Aston by-election

Peter Dutton maintains the Liberals will never give in after a disastrous result in the Aston by-election, which was widely considered a test of his leadership.

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No 10 welcomes Varadkar’s talk of ‘compromises’ on Northern Ireland Protocol

Downing Street said it had ‘always felt it was possible to enact the protocol in a way that was flexible’.

Daily Mirror

One in five of all families face having their benefits cut in 200 Tory seats

New research shows the scale of the disaster hitting not just Brits on benefits, but the MPs they could turf out of office if Liz Truss goes ahead with plans to cut benefits

Evening Standard

Liz Truss’s plans branded ‘inept madness’ amid Tory concerns over market chaos

Divisions are emerging in the Conservatives, after the Chancellor’s mini-budget prompted turmoil in the markets and talk of a financial crisis

Evening Standard

Former Conservative cabinet minister condemns tax cut for the rich as ‘wrong’

A former Conservative cabinet minister has called the government’s mini budget announcing tax cuts for the rich “wrong”.

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Daily Record

5 Tory meltdowns after MPs forced to leave UK Government

Liz Truss has continued a long Tory tradition of sacking Cabinet members who her team views as potentially disloyal.

The Guardian - AU

Victorian MPs pay tribute to Labor’s Jane Garrett

Single yellow rose placed on former minister’s seat in upper house while family look on

ABC News

Farewell Josh Kennedy, who lays claim to being the greatest ever West Coast Eagle

When the Eagles traded Chris Judd for Josh Kennedy in 2007, only their wildest dreams could have conjured the career the superstar forward would have, writes Greig Johnston.

Irish Mirror

Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee 'mind blown' as show is mentioned in UK parliament debate

Julian Smith MP referenced the “brilliant Derry Girls finale” during a parliamentary debate on Tuesday

The Independent UK

Ex-cabinet minister urges government to pause over Troubles amnesty plans

Julian Smith says he is ‘deeply uncomfortable’ with proposed legislation

The Independent UK

Former NI secretary urges Government to look again at Troubles investigations

Julian Smith warned of an ‘unfair cut-off point’.

The Guardian - AU

Pain, glory, concussion: former AFL players and their families speak out about league inaction

Unable to live normal lives due to brain injuries sustained on the field, some ex-athletes are asking: where is the support?

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