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HISTORICAL FACTS: 5 - The Untold Story

The race that split Australia: how the Everest triggered a bitter NSW-Victoria feud

Antagonism has festered since Racing NSW under Peter V’landys promoted a new race to rival Victoria’s spring carnival in 2017

The Guardian - AU

Safe bet: the media relationships that give horse racing a good run in NSW

Sydney’s main news providers have many interests in common with the pugnacious leadership of Racing NSW. Have they become too close?

The Guardian - AU

Piggins, Heads inducted into NRL's hall of fame

Rabbitohs great George Piggins and journalist Ian Heads have been inducted into the rugby league hall of fame in recognition of their service to the sport.

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V’landys loses appeal in defamation case against ABC

The Federal Court has dismissed an appeal by Racing NSW chief Peter V'landys, saying an ABC program treated him "very shabbily" but didn't defame him.

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V'landys loses appeal in defamation case against ABC

The Federal Court has dismissed an appeal by Racing NSW chief Peter V'landys, saying an ABC program treated him "very shabbily" but didn't defame him.

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NRL chair Peter V’landys widely criticised for saying sports gambling is ‘entertainment’

Public health experts warn that major sporting codes have allowed themselves to become vehicles for the promotion and normalisation of gambling

The Guardian - AU

Racing NSW sues Racing Victoria and alleges anti-competitive behaviour

Association alleges that its southern rival conspired to exclude it from the national governance body

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Morning Mail: Liberals accused of flirting with ‘far-right fringe’ over voice, rocketing rents, BP’s ‘heinous’ profits

Mark Dreyfus accuses Michaelia Cash after her appearance on controversial Sky News segment

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: RBA’s rate hike surprise; higher tobacco taxes; and Serena Williams’ Met Gala reveal

Central bank raises cash rate by 25 basis points to 3.85% in defiance of most economists’ predictions

The Guardian - AU

‘Is that satire?’: Outrage as Peter V’landys describes NRL as ‘wagering content’

Australian rugby league boss saying ‘quiet part out loud’ in quest to generate revenue from US betting market, anti-gambling advocate says

The Guardian - AU

Australian rugby’s ‘code war’ is little more than a Punch and Judy show for public titillation

League and union have been at loggerheads of late but sport is a free market and players have long switched codes

The Guardian - AU

NRL seeking to cash in on ‘absolute revolution’ in online sports gambling in US

League executives will travel to Las Vegas to negotiate city hosting a pair of round one games and tap into booming betting market

The Guardian - AU

Melbourne Storm chair pleads with NRL boss to abandon plans for rugby union raid

Melbourne Storm chair Matt Tripp appeals to Peter V'Landys not to use the NRL's money to chase rugby union stars and to instead invest in keeping the league's big names.

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Ipswich is our heartland: Jones talks up NRL expansion

ARL commissioner Kate Jones says the NRL is determined to expand to 20 teams as Brisbane Firehawks and Brisbane Jets powerbrokers promote southeast Queensland.

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Joseph-Aukuso Sua'ali'i code-hopping furore the latest in line of high-profile defections between league and union

Rugby league appears to have got itself in a tizz with the upcoming defection of Joseph-Aukuso Sua'ali'i to the Wallabies, but his is just the latest of a long line of moves between the codes, writes Simon Smale.

The Guardian - AU

John Sattler: South Sydney rugby league great dies aged 80

Known as a hard man on the pitch, the four-time premiership captain had suffered from dementia in recent years.

AAP

NRL wait on NSW election for grand final negotiations

The NRL is holding off commencing negotiations for hosting rights to this season's grand final until after the March 25 state election is decided in NSW.

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No Pride Round in NRL calendar for 2023

The NRL have opted against introducing a Pride Round in 2023, with the league to stick with the same themed rounds as previous years.

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NRL close in on concussion call for 11-day stand down

The ARL Commission will make an announcement next week on mandatory stand down for concussed players, with calls for flexibility and different 'gradings'.

AAP

NRL open to expansion in 2025, PNG a legitimate option

The NRL has given the greatest indication yet a Pasifika side based largely out of Papua New Guinea could be a legitimate expansion chance for 2025.

The Guardian - AU

NRL 2023: five off-field issues the league and its bosses face this season

The players aren’t striking but questions linger around the Pride issue, a loss of trust in the NRL and the Dolphins’ success

AAP

Manly's Aloiai adds support to NRL-wide Respect Round

Manly prop Josh Aloiai has backed Peter V'landys' push for an NRL-wide Respect Round, six months after he and other Sea Eagles sat out a rainbow-jersey match.

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NRL players warned off signing contracts

The Rugby League Players Association has urged NRL stars to reconsider agreeing to new contracts as the stalemate surrounding a new CBA continues.

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Gold Coast league 'godfather' remembered

Former rugby league player, coach and administrator Paul Broughton has died, aged 91.

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RLPA doubles down, lashes NRL offer

The RLPA is standing by its decision to reject the Collective Bargaining Agreement proposed by the NRL as tensions between the two parties reach critical mass.

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