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Geelong Cats and Gold Coast Suns great Gary Ablett jr inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2026

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[ad_1] OpinionJake NiallChief football writer, The AgeJune 9, 2026 — 9:34pmJune 9, 2026 — 9:34pmSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAABack in 2018, I sat down with a genial Gary Ablett, who by then had achieved so much on the field that it was no longer necessary to affix “junior” to the back of his name.The interview, a couple of weeks before the 2018 season, was tied to the son’s return to Geelong after his seven years in Tibet – in exile from football’s main street, on the Gold Coast,…

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ABC News boss unaware he was being replaced, Hugh Marks says

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[ad_1] SaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAAABC boss Hugh Marks says news chief Justin Stevens wasn’t aware the public broadcaster was in the process of replacing him before his surprise resignation last month.Speaking to Radio National Breakfast on Tuesday morning, Marks said Stevens resigned, but his exit was “inevitable” after the pair had disagreed on the right direction for Australia’s largest newsroom.Justin Stevens (left) and ABC managing director Hugh Marks at a Senate estimates hearing in December.Alex Ellinghausen“Justin and I were having discussions about what we both felt the…

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Reece Walsh and Kalyn Ponga address Queensland Maroons union

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[ad_1] SaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAAReece Walsh says he’ll be the “point of difference” Queensland needs to keep the State of Origin series alive, while dismissing suggestions the Broncos’ fall from grace would derail his influence.Walsh’s return to the Maroons comes as fullback Kalyn Ponga accepted accountability for the shoulder charge that resulted in his game one send-off – an incident that opened the door for NSW to storm to victory.It has been two years since Walsh last played for Queensland, having been curtailed by injuries last year…

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Council approves zoning density changes to create 6000 new homes

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[ad_1] SaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAANew rules allowing fewer parking spaces in apartment buildings have been introduced, while details about several other proposals to increase building activity – including at Mount Gravatt, Cannon Hill and Alderley – have emerged.Brisbane City Council debated its plan to permit higher-density development in areas zoned low-medium residential – which comprise about 14 per cent of the city – on Tuesday, while three proposed suburban renewal plans permitting taller towers were flagged.“The way to actually increase the housing supply is to approve housing…

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Trio of talent have time on their side: trainer

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[ad_1] Ray HicksonJune 9, 2026 — 5:00pmSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAATime will continue to be the friend of Peter Snowden’s trio of youngsters set to debut at Kensington on Wednesday but he’d like to think each can please him in their first outings.The Randwick trainer is represented by Ole Kirk colt Short Sea along with geldings Baltusrol and Zourrific in the TAB Handicap (1150m) and each has their own reasons for checking in so late in the season.Trainer Peter Snowden.Getty ImagesZourrific has been a classic work in progress…

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