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Casey Nunn shares the couch with young footy fans. (L-R) Charlotte 7, Chloe 6, Molly 6, Andre 4, Lachlan 9, and Levi 8.

‘I’m watching more rugby league’: What happened in the suburbs when the AFL sold Saturday footy

The decision to scrap free-to-air football on Saturdays has upset AFL fans who feel their Saturday rituals have been lost. But the AFL says access and affordability were at the heart of its decision.

  • Brittany Busch, Gemma Grant, Hannah Hammoud and Hannah Kennelly

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The West Australian newspaper on the day of Origin II.

‘Not a mainstream sport’: Stokes-owned WA media gives State of Origin sex ad snub

The AFL-aligned West Australian newspaper all but ignored Origin, relegating its existence to the escort services page and mocking the concept on the front page.

  • Michael Chammas
Footy’s commentary wars are heating up between Seven and Foxtel, with commentator Brian Taylor a focus in them.

‘Disrespectful’: Footy commentary war between Seven, Foxtel gets personal

Seven has backed commentator Brian Taylor after he had a crack at Fox Footy for not sending commentators to the MCG.

  • Danny Russell
Post Newspapers’ new printing press.

Australian Financial Review mulls print return in WA as press monopoly broken

The Australian Financial Review is considering bringing back the printed edition to WA via a new press owned by a popular independent newspaper.

  • Hamish Hastie
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 27: Nahji Chu poses for a picture at Cha Li Boi on April 27, 2017 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Daniel Munoz/Fairfax Media)

Potts Point restaurateur explodes in beef with council

Nahji Chu, owner of a local Vietnamese favourite, was furious after council rangers disrupted a dinner service to investigate a complaint about her pot plants.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook
Simon Holmes a Court.

He detests the party, but Holmes à Court has donated to help rescue a Liberal MP

Former state Liberal leader John Pesutto is rattling his tin loudly, and there are some interesting people answering the call.

  • Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
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Anthony De Ceglie, Seven Network director of news and current affairs, has spent the last year overseeing a push to expand the network’s offerings.

Head of NRL’s biggest media critic named boss of Perth Bears

Anthony De Ceglie, the boss of Channel Seven news, has been appointed as CEO of the new NRL franchise.

  • Calum Jaspan and Adrian Proszenko

From TV to NRL: Why Kerry Stokes’ prized executive has joined V’landys

He orchestrated a shake-up of senior personnel, including the departure of long-time on-air personalities, centralised Seven’s news team and oversaw mass redundancies.

  • Elizabeth Knight
Husband and wife duo Claudean Uamaki Mu and Anthony Mu, who appeared as contestants on Channel Seven reality show My Kitchen Rules.

Reality TV stars charged with historical offences lose anonymity

A Queensland couple who appeared on My Kitchen Rules have been in court charged with offences dating to 2005.

  • Cloe Read
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was the audience’s winner from the final leaders debate.

Harris v Trump re-energises Australia’s live leaders’ debates

Audience numbers are at their highest in more than a decade for the election debates.

  • Calum Jaspan

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