Despite being given until the end of June to formally decide, West Coast are expected to recommit their reserves side to the WAFL – a decision that could spell the end of talk on a national AFL reserves competition. Although a final deadline on their stance isn’t due before June 30, CODE Sports’ Mark Duffield...
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Chinese premier’s Western Australia tour spotlights global race for critical minerals
SYDNEY – Chinese Premier Li Qiang visited a lithium processing plant in resource-rich Western Australia state on Tuesday, highlighting China’s push to secure critical minerals as Washington tries to break Beijing’s supply dominance. Western Australia supplies more than half of the world’s seaborne iron ore, with China its top customer, and half of its lithium...
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Chinese premier Qiang Oz PM Albanese meet at Australias Parliament House
China’s premier Li Qiang (Photo: Bloomberg) 3 min read Last Updated : Jun 17 2024 | 7:14 AM IST Chinese Premier Li Qiang, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and senior ministers of both administrations met at Parliament House on Monday to discuss thorny issues, including lingering trade barriers, conflict between their militaries in international...
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Chinese premier Li Qiang flies to Australia after New Zealand visit
China’s premier Li Qiang (Photo: Bloomberg) 4 min read Last Updated : Jun 15 2024 | 11:24 AM IST Chinese Premier Li Qiang is due to arrive in Australia on Saturday on a relations-mending mission with panda diplomacy, rock lobsters and China’s global dominance in the critical minerals sector high on the agenda. ...
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‘The guy hits like a truck’: NRL bad boy throws hands with UFC champion in hyped fight camp
Curtis Scott says he now understands, intimately, the power of UFC light heavyweight king Alex Pereira after being gifted a unique training experience with the Brazilian as part of his own fight camp for a hyped showdown with Barry Hall. Fox Sports Australia can reveal Scott not only met up with Pereira in Sydney this...
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Top-10 pick set to be traded as mega haul looms; father-son gun’s HUGE bag of goals: Draft Watch
The national Under 18 championships return to Fox Footy this weekend with a Sunday double-header at Ikon Park, which will feature this year’s top draft prospects. It comes in the wake of several academy and father-son prospects elevating their standing across the first two games of the carnival. Get the latest talent news and updates...
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‘Legend of the game’: Legendary WA coach John Todd dead at 86
The AFL world is mourning the death of Western Australian legend John Todd at the age of 86, passing away in his sleep on Tuesday following an illness. The Australian Football Hall of Famer excelled on the field but will be remembered as one of the great coaches of the game. Watch every game of...
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‘It’s everything’: Lydia Williams leaves the Matildas as one of its greatest legacies
It started with footprints. Dark patterns pressed into red earth. A trail of scuffs and swirls sculpted into warm sand. Lydia Williams, a young Aboriginal kid, running barefoot through the deserts of Western Australia, a ball in her hands, leaving a mark — her mark — with every step she took. This is a memory...
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Trade gamble that could land superstar; ‘masterstroke’ behind AFL ‘revelation’; Talking Pts
Debate is raging around a longstanding Rising Star rule that will prevent the league’s best young player from taking out the prestigious honour. Plus, the temperature has been turned up on the character of Alastair Clarkson, the league’s new giant killers and more! The big issues from Round 12 of the 2024 AFL season analysed...
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Lot Of Australians Aren’t Going To Take Contracts And Will Prioritise T20 Cricket, Says Ashton Agar
T20 World Cup: Australia spinner Ashton Agar has taken a bold step to opt out of state and national contracts. Agar has embraced the life of a T20 freelancer, signalling a shift that could become commonplace among cricketers in the coming years. Agar’s decision marks a significant turn in his career, prioritising flexibility and global...
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Socceroos’ future is bright amid historic Aussie takeover of world’s top five leagues: Roo Radar
The Premier League campaign is over for another year – and while Ange Postecoglou and Mile Jedinak were flying the Australian flag as coaches for Tottenham Hotspur, there were no Aussie men on the field. It’s a different story, of course, in the women’s top flight in England – the Women’s Super League – with...
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‘Have to have it’: Momentum for NT licence builds as WA ‘put a line through’ third AFL club
The West Australian Football Commission has remarkably rejected the idea of their state holding a third AFL side, as the league now looks increasingly likely to hand the Northern Territory its first team. The entity, also known as WAFC, is allegedly fearful of a wedge being thrown between a new club and the two current...