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'We shook hands': Rugby league boss accuses Premier of making excuses on stadium backflip

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Rugby league boss Peter V’landys accused the New South Wales prime minister of using a “humanitarian tragedy” to renege on a handshake agreement to transform a suburban stadium. Key points: NSW Prime Minister Dominic Perrottet says he should prioritize disaster funding over stadium grants However, rugby league boss Peter V’landys accused Perrottet of making excuses to cancel their deal. Mr V’landys claims the deal includes hundreds of millions of dollars to upgrade stadiums in Manly, Cronulla and Leichhardt V’landys threatened to move the NRL Grand Finals from Sydney as a result, saying the sport had been “tied up” by the state government for three years. He said Prime Minister Dominic Perrottet this year pledged to upgrade local pitches across the city as part of a deal to keep the game showpiece in Harbor City until 2042. “We shook hands. We looked into each other’s eyes and we made a deal,” V’landys told Nine rad...

Australia's premier city where you can still buy a house for under $250k

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Homebuyers on a budget can still buy properties for under $250,000 in the suburbs just half an hour’s drive from downtown Brisbane. The Queensland capital has been Australia’s best-performing capital real estate market during the pandemic with home values ​​surging 27.4 percent in the year to June. A median home price of $892,133 would be beyond the reach of the average breadwinner looking to pay off a home without being under the pressure of a mortgage. Apartments in Brisbane usually cost $501,074, buying something near the city. But there’s still pockets in Logan, a satellite town half an hour’s drive southwest of downtown Brisbane, where the midpoint price of a single unit is at half that level. This means buyers on a tight budget, who want to also be closer to the Gold Coast, will be less affected by a spike in interest rates with borrowers already experiencing the Reserve Bank’s biggest hike since 1994. In Woodridge, 23km southwest of central Brisbane,...

How you can drink with Premier League stars in Perth

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The football frenzy that will hit Western Australia at this weekend’s ICON: Perth International Football Festival has fans eagerly counting down the showtimes. But before sporting action kicks off on Friday night, enthusiastic supporters can meet the Premier League stars while they’re in town. Events are scheduled at different bars around town for all four teams; Crystal Palace, Leeds United, Manchester United and Aston Villa. Crystal Palace Hotel Leederville will be awash in blue and red as it turns into home to the Eagles, hosting Crystal Palace’s only official fan event before Friday night’s big game against Leeds United. OFFICIAL FANS PARTY Thursday, July 21: 16:00 – 19:00 With special guests from the first team squad. Location: The Leederville Hotel PRE-MATCH PARTY Friday, July 22: 12pm – 4pm With special guests from the club. Location: The Leederville Hotel Anticipated game: CRYSTAL PALACE V LEEDS UNITED Friday, July 22: 6:05pm kick-off Locatio...