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AFL Commission chairman Richard Goyder will step down from the top job in March after it became clear to him that he would not be re-elected.Two industry sources familiar with the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, have confirmed to this masthead Goyder will not be seeking another term and will be exiting after nine years at the helm.This masthead reported in July that Goyder told colleagues he wanted to continue as chairman to support CEO Andrew Dillon in the early years of his leadership and to allow his replacement to gain experience on the board.Richard Goyder’s reign…
He also exchanged about 1500 messages with Gustavson regarding his own amputations, including asking how much dry ice he used.“It is evident from the messages that Mr Hopper wished to become an amputee and it was always something he had dreamt of, something he has been obsessed with, and had a sexual interest in becoming an amputee,” Lee said.Gustavson told Hopper he needed to immerse his legs in ice and dry ice for “at least eight hours” and would need prescription painkillers, which he bought from the dark web. The court heard that Hopper’s wife and children were away from…
The election remains the most relevant point of reference for attitudes to immigration because nothing has changed since May that would normally be associated with a rise in xenophobia. Interest rates have fallen twice, and there have been no asylum seeker boats.LoadingSo, what did the election really tell us? First, we had a proxy contest on immigration in the primary votes of the Greens on the side of diversity, and Pauline Hanson’s One Nation and Clive Palmer’s Trumpet of Patriots on the side of nativism.The score was 14.1 per cent to 6.4 per cent in favour of the Greens in…
4DMEDICAL LIMITED (ASX: 4DX)Up 266% (48c – 176c) Bulls N’ Bears’ Runner of the Week is respiratory imaging innovator 4DMedical Limited, which tore away from the biotech wreckage last Friday after it secured US Food and Drugs Administration approvals for its CT:VQ platform.The world-first non-contrast imaging technology delivers quantitative ventilation-perfusion (VQ) analysis from standard chest CT scans. The technology measures the balance of air and blood flow in a patient’s lungs, which is critical for diagnosing conditions such as pulmonary embolism or chronic lung disease.Unlike traditional nuclear VQ scans, which use radioactive injections to trace the flows, CT:VQ measures regional…
Video: Four people evacuated after car fire sets Sydney home alightFour people evacuated after car fire sets Sydney home alightWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismissSkip to sections navigationSkip to contentSkip to footerEmergency services were called to Smithfield after a car ignited overnight.September 5, 2025 — 7.06pm
The Tigers play the Gold Coast on Saturday night in Bula’s old Robina neighbourhood, with the joint venture chasing a 10th win, something they have not achieved since 2019.All eyes will be on Makasini, who learnt in the sheds last weekend he would be playing his first game after Jeral Skelton was knocked out against the Raiders.Coach Benji Marshall was glad to watch the reaction to the Makasini news when he informed the players not long after the Canberra defeat.“I took him to Canberra for the experience, to see what it’s like to prepare, with the knowledge he might get…
The final version of the book, Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice, will include her allegations against Robert Giuffre when it is published in the United States on October 21.According to London’s The Times, the book will include a foreword detailing the alleged abuse Virginia Giuffre claimed to face.Shortly before her death, Giuffre went public with her claims.Earlier in 2025, she told People magazine that she was “unable to escape the domestic violence in my marriage until recently”, adding, “after my husband’s latest physical assault, I can no longer stay silent”.Robert Giuffre could not be…
Labor won a mandate for the change at the last election, but needs the Greens to get the proposal through the Senate.The Greens are open to passing the bill in its current form, although the minor party would prefer the $3 million threshold reduced to $2 million and indexed to inflation.Despite the Greens’ support meaning all-but-guaranteed passage through the Senate, the government is not engaging in talks with the minor party about the bill.Some critics, including economists and business people, have claimed that taxing unrealised gains would be “unprecedented”. Local council rates are a tax on the unrealised gain of…
The two men allegedly captured in CCTV footage spraying an unknown substance on Sydney’s Anzac Memorial in Hyde Park have been arrested after handing themselves in to police.The vision appears to show two men, both Caucasian and aged in their 50s or 60s, walking in and around the monument for about 20 minutes just after midday on Thursday.The two men spent about 20 minutes at the memorial on Thursday.Credit: NSW PoliceThe pair were apparently carrying small bottles of an unknown oil-based substance, one inside a small bag and the other in a red shopping bag trolley.They then spread the mystery…
Video: Roosters strike first as Strange scoresRoosters strike first as Strange scoresWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismissSkip to sections navigationSkip to contentSkip to footerThe Roosters strike first after Jasmin Strange earns a penalty that sets up a fresh set, before Tarryn Aiken puts Strange over from close range.September 5, 2025 — 6.38pm