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Brisbane Times

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Up the Wahs: How Warriors are doing the impossible in New Zealand

Up the Wahs: How Warriors are doing the impossible in New Zealand

The idea of rugby league overhauling union in New Zealand was once considered fanciful. But the Warriors are winning territory in rugby heartland.

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WA Today

Malcolm Knox

Up the Wahs: How Warriors are doing the impossible in New Zealand

Up the Wahs: How Warriors are doing the impossible in New Zealand

The idea of rugby league overhauling union in New Zealand was once considered fanciful. But the Warriors are winning territory in rugby heartland.

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The Sydney Morning Herald

Malcolm Knox

Up the Wahs: How Warriors are doing the impossible in New Zealand

Up the Wahs: How Warriors are doing the impossible in New Zealand

The idea of rugby league overhauling union in New Zealand was once considered fanciful. But the Warriors are winning territory in rugby heartland.

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The Age

Malcolm Knox

Up the Wahs: How Warriors are doing the impossible in New Zealand

Up the Wahs: How Warriors are doing the impossible in New Zealand

The idea of rugby league overhauling union in New Zealand was once considered fanciful. But the Warriors are winning territory in rugby heartland.

previous day 10

Brisbane Times

Malcolm Knox

Hanson is right about political correctness. It stops us calling her stupid

Hanson is right about political correctness. It stops us calling her stupid

Pauline Hanson uttered the S-word this week, but there’s another S-word that we don’t dare use against her.

20.06.2026 20

WA Today

Malcolm Knox

Hanson is right about political correctness. It stops us calling her stupid

Hanson is right about political correctness. It stops us calling her stupid

Pauline Hanson uttered the S-word this week, but there’s another S-word that we don’t dare use against her.

20.06.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Malcolm Knox

Hanson is right about political correctness. It stops us calling her stupid

Hanson is right about political correctness. It stops us calling her stupid

Pauline Hanson uttered the S-word this week, but there’s another S-word that we don’t dare use against her.

20.06.2026 20

The Age

Malcolm Knox

Hanson is right about political correctness. It stops us calling her stupid

Hanson is right about political correctness. It stops us calling her stupid

Pauline Hanson uttered the S-word this week, but there’s another S-word that we don’t dare use against her.

20.06.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Malcolm Knox

NSW looked unbeatable after 20 minutes. But then it all turned

NSW looked unbeatable after 20 minutes. But then it all turned

With two tries in the first 20 minutes and a priceless 10-point lead, a shortcut to the Origin shield lay wide open for the Blues.

17.06.2026 30

WA Today

Malcolm Knox

NSW looked unbeatable after 20 minutes. But then it all turned

NSW looked unbeatable after 20 minutes. But then it all turned

With two tries in the first 20 minutes and a priceless 10-point lead, a shortcut to the Origin shield lay wide open for the Blues.

17.06.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Malcolm Knox

NSW looked unbeatable after 20 minutes. But then it all turned

NSW looked unbeatable after 20 minutes. But then it all turned

With two tries in the first 20 minutes and a priceless 10-point lead, a shortcut to the Origin shield lay wide open for the Blues.

17.06.2026 20

The Age

Malcolm Knox

NSW looked unbeatable after 20 minutes. But then it all turned

NSW looked unbeatable after 20 minutes. But then it all turned

With two tries in the first 20 minutes and a priceless 10-point lead, a shortcut to the Origin shield lay wide open for the Blues.

17.06.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Malcolm Knox

Calls for a standalone Origin period get louder each year. Here’s the counterargument

Calls for a standalone Origin period get louder each year. Here’s the counterargument

Sure, there’s a good case for putting the NRL on hold during the interstate series. But the weekend’s action provided ammo for the other side of...

15.06.2026 20

WA Today

Malcolm Knox

Calls for a standalone Origin period get louder each year. Here’s the counterargument

Calls for a standalone Origin period get louder each year. Here’s the counterargument

Sure, there’s a good case for putting the NRL on hold during the interstate series. But the weekend’s action provided ammo for the other side of...

15.06.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Malcolm Knox

Calls for a standalone Origin period get louder each year. Here’s the counterargument

Calls for a standalone Origin period get louder each year. Here’s the counterargument

Sure, there’s a good case for putting the NRL on hold during the interstate series. But the weekend’s action provided ammo for the other side of...

15.06.2026 20

The Age

Malcolm Knox

Calls for a standalone Origin period get louder each year. Here’s the counterargument

Calls for a standalone Origin period get louder each year. Here’s the counterargument

Sure, there’s a good case for putting the NRL on hold during the interstate series. But the weekend’s action provided ammo for the other side of...

15.06.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Malcolm Knox

Toot-toot: All aboard the Socceroos bandwagon, diehards and all

Toot-toot: All aboard the Socceroos bandwagon, diehards and all

Among the “Australian values” on our citizenship test is that 25-plus million of us become Socceroos tragics for a couple of weeks every fourth...

13.06.2026 20

WA Today

Malcolm Knox

Toot-toot: All aboard the Socceroos bandwagon, diehards and all

Toot-toot: All aboard the Socceroos bandwagon, diehards and all

Among the “Australian values” on our citizenship test is that 25-plus million of us become Socceroos tragics for a couple of weeks every fourth...

13.06.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Malcolm Knox

Toot-toot: All aboard the Socceroos bandwagon, diehards and all

Toot-toot: All aboard the Socceroos bandwagon, diehards and all

Among the “Australian values” on our citizenship test is that 25-plus million of us become Socceroos tragics for a couple of weeks every fourth...

13.06.2026 30

The Age

Malcolm Knox

Toot-toot: All aboard the Socceroos bandwagon, diehards and all

Toot-toot: All aboard the Socceroos bandwagon, diehards and all

Among the “Australian values” on our citizenship test is that 25-plus million of us become Socceroos tragics for a couple of weeks every fourth...

13.06.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Malcolm Knox

Kalyn Ponga has a shoulder charge problem. NSW will be hoping history repeats

The Queensland fullback has escaped suspension for two incidents recently. A third could cost Queensland the Origin series.

08.06.2026 30

WA Today

Malcolm Knox

Kalyn Ponga has a shoulder charge problem. NSW will be hoping history repeats

The Queensland fullback has escaped suspension for two incidents recently. A third could cost Queensland the Origin series.

08.06.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Malcolm Knox

Kalyn Ponga has a shoulder charge problem. NSW will be hoping history repeats

The Queensland fullback has escaped suspension for two incidents recently. A third could cost Queensland the Origin series.

08.06.2026 20

The Age

Malcolm Knox

Kalyn Ponga has a shoulder charge problem. NSW will be hoping history repeats

The Queensland fullback has escaped suspension for two incidents recently. A third could cost Queensland the Origin series.

08.06.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Malcolm Knox

Things I’d never outsource to a robot: sex and the joy of writing

When writers use AI to increase their efficiency, as if writing were an assembly line of mechanical functions, I feel sorry for them.

06.06.2026 20

WA Today

Malcolm Knox

Things I’d never outsource to a robot: sex and the joy of writing

When writers use AI to increase their efficiency, as if writing were an assembly line of mechanical functions, I feel sorry for them.

06.06.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Malcolm Knox

Things I’d never outsource to a robot: sex and the joy of writing

When writers use AI to increase their efficiency, as if writing were an assembly line of mechanical functions, I feel sorry for them.

06.06.2026 20

The Age

Malcolm Knox

Things I’d never outsource to a robot: sex and the joy of writing

When writers use AI to increase their efficiency, as if writing were an assembly line of mechanical functions, I feel sorry for them.

06.06.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Malcolm Knox

Tigers fans shouldn’t be booing Lachie Galvin. They should be cheering

Given the Tigers’ and Bulldogs’ trajectories since Galvin’s controversial mid-season switch in 2025, Tigers fans should be happy.

01.06.2026 20

WA Today

Malcolm Knox

Tigers fans shouldn’t be booing Lachie Galvin. They should be cheering

Given the Tigers’ and Bulldogs’ trajectories since Galvin’s controversial mid-season switch in 2025, Tigers fans should be happy.

01.06.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Malcolm Knox

Tigers fans shouldn’t be booing Lachie Galvin. They should be cheering

Given the Tigers’ and Bulldogs’ trajectories since Galvin’s controversial mid-season switch in 2025, Tigers fans should be happy.

01.06.2026 20

The Age

Malcolm Knox

Tigers fans shouldn’t be booing Lachie Galvin. They should be cheering

Given the Tigers’ and Bulldogs’ trajectories since Galvin’s controversial mid-season switch in 2025, Tigers fans should be happy.

01.06.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Malcolm Knox

The old boys think rugby league rules shouldn’t apply to Origin. Are they right?

This is heresy to say out loud, but rugby league, even Origin, is only a game. How much does it matter that Queensland lost when they were the better...

29.05.2026 20

WA Today

Malcolm Knox

The old boys think rugby league rules shouldn’t apply to Origin. Are they right?

This is heresy to say out loud, but rugby league, even Origin, is only a game. How much does it matter that Queensland lost when they were the better...

29.05.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Malcolm Knox

The old boys think rugby league rules shouldn’t apply to Origin. Are they right?

This is heresy to say out loud, but rugby league, even Origin, is only a game. How much does it matter that Queensland lost when they were the better...

29.05.2026 20

The Age

Malcolm Knox

The old boys think rugby league rules shouldn’t apply to Origin. Are they right?

This is heresy to say out loud, but rugby league, even Origin, is only a game. How much does it matter that Queensland lost when they were the better...

29.05.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Malcolm Knox

The Blues didn’t just have to beat Queensland. They had to beat themselves

They made numerous unforced errors, conceded costly penalties and butchered several tries. But NSW triumphed over the worst that NSW could throw at...

28.05.2026 20

WA Today

Malcolm Knox

The Blues didn’t just have to beat Queensland. They had to beat themselves

They made numerous unforced errors, conceded costly penalties and butchered several tries. But NSW triumphed over the worst that NSW could throw at...

28.05.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Malcolm Knox

The Blues didn’t just have to beat Queensland. They had to beat themselves

They made numerous unforced errors, conceded costly penalties and butchered several tries. But NSW triumphed over the worst that NSW could throw at...

28.05.2026 20

The Age

Malcolm Knox

The Blues didn’t just have to beat Queensland. They had to beat themselves

They made numerous unforced errors, conceded costly penalties and butchered several tries. But NSW triumphed over the worst that NSW could throw at...

28.05.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Malcolm Knox

Arrow response showed the one value that truly unites rugby league’s dysfunctional family

While politics and hostility dominate the everyday news, the game has an underlying unity in the face of a real crisis – which was seen in the...

25.05.2026 30

WA Today

Malcolm Knox

Arrow response showed the one value that truly unites rugby league’s dysfunctional family

While politics and hostility dominate the everyday news, the game has an underlying unity in the face of a real crisis – which was seen in the...

25.05.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Malcolm Knox

Arrow response showed the one value that truly unites rugby league’s dysfunctional family

While politics and hostility dominate the everyday news, the game has an underlying unity in the face of a real crisis – which was seen in the...

25.05.2026 20

The Age

Malcolm Knox

Arrow response showed the one value that truly unites rugby league’s dysfunctional family

While politics and hostility dominate the everyday news, the game has an underlying unity in the face of a real crisis – which was seen in the...

25.05.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Malcolm Knox

A bit Richo! When Australia honours the ‘minister for kneecaps’, what does that say about us?

History’s ‘dark connectors’ are ruthlessly discarded when they become a liability, but Graham Richardson managed to maintain his grip, even from...

23.05.2026 30

WA Today

Malcolm Knox

A bit Richo! When Australia honours the ‘minister for kneecaps’, what does that say about us?

History’s ‘dark connectors’ are ruthlessly discarded when they become a liability, but Graham Richardson managed to maintain his grip, even from...

23.05.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Malcolm Knox

A bit Richo! When Australia honours the ‘minister for kneecaps’, what does that say about us?

History’s ‘dark connectors’ are ruthlessly discarded when they become a liability, but Graham Richardson managed to maintain his grip, even from...

23.05.2026 20

The Age

Malcolm Knox

A bit Richo! When Australia honours the ‘minister for kneecaps’, what does that say about us?

History’s ‘dark connectors’ are ruthlessly discarded when they become a liability, but Graham Richardson managed to maintain his grip, even from...

23.05.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Malcolm Knox

Daley’s new Blues have a rocks-or-diamonds feel. One player sums that up

Both Origin coaches have picked their squads with speed and mobility in mind, so at the very least the spectacle will have a fresh look this year.

18.05.2026 30

WA Today

Malcolm Knox

Daley’s new Blues have a rocks-or-diamonds feel. One player sums that up

Both Origin coaches have picked their squads with speed and mobility in mind, so at the very least the spectacle will have a fresh look this year.

18.05.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Malcolm Knox