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• 2015 rookie draft: What your club said

  

  •Draft wrap: Blues keep faith in wayward Curnow•Draft expert Cal Twomey gives his verdict on every club•2015 NAB AFL Draft tracker: Profiles, pics and video highlights of every drafteeWho they drafted:Paul Hunter(Redland),Jonathon Beech(West Adelaide),Hugh Greenwood,Alex KeathSummary:The Crows had already committed to officially drafting Category B rookies Greenwood and Keath, who join the AFL ranks from basketball and cricket respectively. Beech, 25, is a strong-marking forward who can push hig..

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• Home life: Home and away

  

  Adventure time... Most of us love to travel but there’s nothing like returning home to creature comforts Picture: SuppliedKYLIE DULHUNTYNews Corp Australia NetworkIn the 1800s American poet Oliver Wendell Holmes Snr wrote, “where we love is home — home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts”.It’s an adage that rings true for most people each and every time they take a holiday.They physically leave their home but their heart still belongs there.They long to return.There’s More Than One Way H..

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• On the go Bendigo | Friday, November 27, 2015

  

  ALBURY, NSW: It was a moment when Albury magistrate Tony Murray realised he might not have seen it all. He looked up at the police prosecutor, smiled then ...

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• THE MORNING GRILL: Fire outside Dubbo contained

  

  ALBURY, NSW: It was a moment when Albury magistrate Tony Murray realised he might not have seen it all. He looked up at the police prosecutor, smiled then ...

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• Racism's personal stories from students and staff; Charles Sturt...

  

  Racism's personal stories from students and staff; Charles Sturt University joins national campaignUpdatedNovember 26, 2015 18:34:43 Jade Fitzgerald believes her experience of racism as a child in country New South Wales changed her."I had people threaten violence to me, I had people being quite cruel as a little kid," Ms Fitzgerald said."I was quite a sweet little kid and it just hardened me."Ms Fitzgerald has spoken about facing racism at the launch of Charles Sturt University's (CSU) pled..

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• Swans had to fight for Murray

  

  Swans had to fight for MurrayByChris MitchellNov. 27, 2015, 12:32 p.m.AFL clubs were lining up for Raiders starOFF: A season at Raiders was enough for Sam Murray to impress Sydney.SYDNEY Swans weren’t the only AFL club interested in Sam Murray.Gold Coast, Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs also had a look at picking up the exciting Wodonga Raiders wingman, but it was the Swans who won out.Selecting the 18-year-old as a mature-age rookie.“We’re pleased to bring Sam onto our list as we know he att..

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• No leeway on jail time over pub assaults

  

  A Lavington man will spend at least six months in jail for an unprovoked attackViolent criminal Benjamin Dinan has failed in a bid to be freed in time to spend Christmas with his kids.Dinan had asked the District Court in Albury to substantially cut his 12-month sentence for attacking two men in a pub.Defence solicitor James Sloan wanted judge Martin Blackmore SC to halve Dinan’s non-parole period from six to three months for the two assaults.That would have Dinan out of jail on December 24.But ..

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• Bigger, better for next Three Rivers Festival

  

  VIDEO About 800 people took part in the festival at the Moama Recreation Reserve celebrating many aspects of indigenous culture from a big touch football competition through to art, music and dancing. The festival attracted people from as far away as Melbourne, Wagga Wagga, Albury-Wodonga, Bourke, Shepparton and Narrandera, and Mr Murray-Mitchell said he was ‘‘very happy with the turnout’’. Touch football players kept the football fields busy for two days, w..

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• Rookie draft recap

  

  Rookie draft recapLuke HolmesbyNovember 27, 2015 1:59 PMSt Kilda was delighted to secure Nick O'Kearney with its first pick at the NAB AFL Rookie Draft.St Kilda has finalised its 2016 list with two new players acquired through the NAB AFL Rookie Draft.Midfielder Nick O’Kearney (pick five overall) and key defender Nick Coughlan (pick 23) were taken with the club’s first two selections at the draft, while the Saints re-drafted midfielder Josh Saunders with their third and final selection (40 overa..

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• Freight Terminals backs Asciano hub intentions

  

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