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Former Bulldogs and Tigers player Brandon Wakeham was arrested on Wednesday and charged with drug supply offences.

No fault? Hardly. Why NRL needs to stand down contentious policy

The rule has never been perfect or even fair; nor has it changed player behaviour. It was a stop-gap reaction to an emergency. Five years on, its purpose has been served and it deserves retirement.

  • Malcolm Knox

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Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and former premier Peter Beattie.

Palaszczuk says she won’t become a Beattie

Former premier Peter Beattie wrote a column last week in which he spoke of a premier’s legacy and Queensland’s future, including who would next run the state. 

  • Cloe Read
“Teal” independent candidates  Allegra Spender, Zoe Daniel, Kylea Tink, Sophie Scamps and Kate Chaney.

Why I’m unafraid of teals holding the balance of power - whether Labor or the Coalition governs

Australians should celebrate that there are so many first-timers with a chance of winning, offering themselves at the one election.

  • Peter Beattie
Josh Dugan, Paul Vaughan and Adam Elliott.

NRL bad boys face staggering fine increase in bid to halt scandals

The NRL has proposed raising the maximum penalty for breaking its code of conduct to $130,000 - more than double the current ceiling.

  • Adam Pengilly
Looking good ... Prime Minister Boris Johnson is hopeful.

Political football: Why Boris Johnson is hell-bent on RLWC going ahead

The Tories, who have never previously shown any interest in rugby league, are now backing it because their research reveals it is more important to northerners than darts, racing pigeons and even soccer.

  • Roy Masters
Former Australian Rugby League Commission chairman Peter Beattie.

‘I won’t quit’: Beattie says no-fault stand-down rule still right for NRL

The former Australian Rugby League Commission chairman drove the policy’s introduction. And he remains undeterred despite Jack de Belin’s charges being dropped.

  • Adam Pengilly and Adrian Proszenko
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New Australian Rugby League Commission member Kate Jones.

NRL makes big call on Magic Round as V'landys hails 'star recruit'

Former Queensland government minister Kate Jones, a driving force behind the Magic Round concept, has joined the Australian Rugby League Commission.

  • Adam Pengilly
Queensland border

Winning was easy for Palaszczuk - but now there is nowhere to hide

The next four years are going to be tough for Queensland's returned Labor government and playing the old political games of border closures will not create one job.

  • Peter Beattie
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced former Queensland Premier Peter Beattie would stand for the Federal seat of Forde in Beenleigh in South Brisbane on Thursday 8 2013. Election 2013 Photo: Andrew Meares

A word of advice: Beattie says Andrews must be honest about what went wrong

Based on rough-and-tumble experience, former Queensland premier Peter Beattie has a few words of advice for Daniel Andrews

  • Rob Harris
Peter Beattie.

'I was concerned': Peter Beattie questioned V'landys as ARLC chair after ABC program, court hears

The former ARL Commission chair told the court there was "opposition" within the NRL and "within the commission themselves" to V'landys' appointment.

  • Sarah Keoghan

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