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- Online gambling
PM speed-dated TV, sports bosses before U-turn on gambling ad ban
In a 95-minute period on August 30, Anthony Albanese spoke with the country’s major sporting and TV bosses about his draft gambling ad policy.
- Ronald Mizen
December 2024
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- Australia
NRL stars to make thousands under new global agreement
Players such as James Tedesco and Nathan Cleary could add to their earnings under a deal between the RLPA and athletes’ representation firm OneTeam.
- Zoe Samios
NRL buys another two hotels in property push
The NRL has spent more than $37 million on two properties – one in Port Macquarie and another in Brisbane.
- Larry Schlesinger and Zoe Samios
PNG allocates $150m for NRL team by 2028
About $A37.5 million will be provided by the national government, half of which will be allocated to grassroots and community.
- Zoe Samios
November 2024
The unassuming 21-year-old behind Wallabies stunning win
Twenty-one-year-old Joseph-Aukuso Sua’ali’i’s first rugby game for Australia was one for the ages.
- Ian Chadband
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- Online gambling
V’landys slams gambling probe, claims NRL betting is least damaging
Peter V’landys doubled down on past claims racing and sports betting are less harmful than lotteries and slammed all 31 recommendations of the parliamentary inquiry.
- Ronald Mizen
October 2024
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- Online gambling
NRL, AFL personally lobbied Anthony Albanese against gambling ad ban
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and NRL chairman Peter V’landys have been singing from the same songbook when it comes to gambling advertising. New details suggest why.
- Ronald Mizen
$145m: The most valuable AFL and NRL teams revealed
An inaugural list that rates the most valuable club trademarks in the two most popular football codes are out, with an ASX-listed giant leading rugby league.
- Zoe Samios and Sam Buckingham-Jones
Abdo says NRL’s our ‘most watched’ sport. Is he right?
Sunday’s clash between the Penrith Panthers and Melbourne Storm had fewer viewers than the AFL the week before. In other ways, though, the NRL is winning.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
Why just three teams keep winning the NRL title
Just three teams have won the NRL since 2018, but the AFL premiership has been shared between six clubs in that time. Here’s why.
- Zoe Samios
The media storm behind the NRL’s next billion-dollar play
Peter V’landys and his chief executive Andrew Abdo want a mammoth broadcast deal to shore up the code’s future. Will they bring an NFL-style model to Australia?
- Zoe Samios and Sam Buckingham-Jones
September 2024
Tasmanian team may not be the last as AFL eyes growth in ACT and NT
The AFL’s expansion plans are on a roll, with record crowds, booming memberships and the first non-Victorian grand final in 18 years.
- Patrick Durkin and Gus McCubbing
August 2024
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- Off-the-plan market
NRL superstar tackles developer over off-the-plan homes letdown
Tom Trbojevic, known as Tommy Turbo, said he was devastated that his parents were now priced out of their dream home because of a loophole in conveyancing laws.
- Campbell Kwan
Why Australian companies need to worry about a 36-year-old US law
Australian companies which have video available in the United States could be unknowingly exposed to privacy laws passed following a scandal about the publishing of a Supreme Court nominee’s mundane video store rental history.
- Max Mason
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Fox Sports, AFL, NRL sued in US over alleged misuse of Meta tracking
The legal actions centre around the use of a monitoring tool on subscription services to watch the football codes outside Australia.
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- Max Mason
Rowland wins some, loses more in gambling advertising debate
Pointless non-disclosure agreements, an agitated backbench – miscalculations have marred long-overdue reform to wagering advertising rules.
- Ronald Mizen and Sam Buckingham-Jones
- Opinion
- Online gambling
Ban all gambling ads and let the kids play the game, not the odds
Kids appear to know as much about multi bets as they do about the players they are watching.
- Zoe Daniel
July 2024
$2400 a night: Hotel prices soar as Origin fans flock to Brisbane
A perfect storm for the blockbuster rugby league series decider has sparked a surge in hotel rates across the city.
- James Hall
Can the NRL pull off its biggest ever expansion?
The NRL is deciding whether to expand to a 20-team competition. The rewards could be huge, but the clubs aren’t so confident.
- Zoe Samios
May 2024
Labor’s controversial sports broadcast plans heading for Senate fracas
The government’s proposal, which would allow big streamers like Netflix to bid against free, local platforms, is “un-Australian”, according to the Greens.
- Zoe Samios