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Brisbane Times

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The Perth Bears enter the NRL in under a year. Rivals are hardly shaking in their boots

The Perth Bears enter the NRL in under a year. Rivals are hardly shaking in their boots

As the attention of the NRL turns to Perth for a double-header at Optus Stadium on Saturday, the challenges confronting the expansion team are...

10.04.2026 10

WA Today

Chris Barrett

The Perth Bears enter the NRL in under a year. Rivals are hardly shaking in their boots

The Perth Bears enter the NRL in under a year. Rivals are hardly shaking in their boots

As the attention of the NRL turns to Perth for a double-header at Optus Stadium on Saturday, the challenges confronting the expansion team are...

10.04.2026 7

The Sydney Morning Herald

Chris Barrett

The Perth Bears enter the NRL in under a year. Rivals are hardly shaking in their boots

The Perth Bears enter the NRL in under a year. Rivals are hardly shaking in their boots

As the attention of the NRL turns to Perth for a double-header at Optus Stadium on Saturday, the challenges confronting the expansion team are...

10.04.2026 10

The Age

Chris Barrett

The Perth Bears enter the NRL in under a year. Rivals are hardly shaking in their boots

The Perth Bears enter the NRL in under a year. Rivals are hardly shaking in their boots

As the attention of the NRL turns to Perth for a double-header at Optus Stadium on Saturday, the challenges confronting the expansion team are...

10.04.2026 3

Brisbane Times

Chris Barrett

From King Wally to Gordie and Madge. The Brisbane Broncos soap opera rolls on

Six months after winning the NRL grand final, the powerhouse club and head coach Michael Maguire cannot stay out of the headlines.

27.03.2026 10

WA Today

Chris Barrett

From King Wally to Gordie and Madge. The Brisbane Broncos soap opera rolls on

Six months after winning the NRL grand final, the powerhouse club and head coach Michael Maguire cannot stay out of the headlines.

27.03.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Chris Barrett

From King Wally to Gordie and Madge. The Brisbane Broncos soap opera rolls on

Six months after winning the NRL grand final, the powerhouse club and head coach Michael Maguire cannot stay out of the headlines.

27.03.2026 20

The Age

Chris Barrett

From King Wally to Gordie and Madge. The Brisbane Broncos soap opera rolls on

Six months after winning the NRL grand final, the powerhouse club and head coach Michael Maguire cannot stay out of the headlines.

27.03.2026 70

Brisbane Times

Chris Barrett

Dragons show they’re up for the fight, if not the premiership

They didn’t get the result in Vegas, but the Dragons still came up trumps.

01.03.2026 30

WA Today

Chris Barrett

Dragons show they’re up for the fight, if not the premiership

They didn’t get the result in Vegas, but the Dragons still came up trumps.

01.03.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Chris Barrett

Dragons show they’re up for the fight, if not the premiership

They didn’t get the result in Vegas, but the Dragons still came up trumps.

01.03.2026 40

Brisbane Times

Chris Barrett

Dragons show they’re up for the fight, if not the premiership

They didn’t get the result in Vegas, but the Dragons still came up trumps.

01.03.2026 20

The Age

Chris Barrett

Dragons show they up for the fight, if not the premiership

They didn’t get the result in Vegas, but the Dragons still came up trumps.

01.03.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Chris Barrett

Dragons show they up for the fight, if not the premiership

They didn’t get the result in Vegas, but the Dragons still came up trumps.

01.03.2026 20

The Age

Chris Barrett

Look beyond the circus, and it’s clear NRL’s Las Vegas gamble is paying dividends

The NRL is starting its season for a third time in Las Vegas but while it hopes to grow the game internationally, the real payoff may be at home.

22.02.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Chris Barrett

Look beyond the circus, and it’s clear NRL’s Las Vegas gamble is paying dividends

The NRL is starting its season for a third time in Las Vegas but while it hopes to grow the game internationally, the real payoff may be at home.

22.02.2026 20

The Age

Chris Barrett

Look beyond the circus, and it’s clear NRL’s Las Vegas gamble is paying dividends

The NRL is starting its season for a third time in Las Vegas but while it hopes to grow the game internationally, the real payoff may be at home.

22.02.2026 20

WA Today

Chris Barrett

Look beyond the circus, and it’s clear NRL’s Las Vegas gamble is paying dividends

The NRL is starting its season for a third time in Las Vegas but while it hopes to grow the game internationally, the real payoff may be at home.

22.02.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Chris Barrett

Doomed from the start: Why the great Rosehill sell-off failed

The $5 billion plan to sell the western Sydney racecourse for housing was off the pace from the outset.

27.05.2025 10

WA Today

Chris Barrett

Doomed from the start: Why the great Rosehill sell-off failed

The $5 billion plan to sell the western Sydney racecourse for housing was off the pace from the outset.

27.05.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Chris Barrett

Doomed from the start: Why the great Rosehill sell-off failed

The $5 billion plan to sell the western Sydney racecourse for housing was off the pace from the outset.

27.05.2025 10

The Age

Chris Barrett

Doomed from the start: Why the great Rosehill sell-off failed

The $5 billion plan to sell the western Sydney racecourse for housing was off the pace from the outset.

27.05.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Chris Barrett