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Places sold out, merchandise is in high demand as Bundaberg will host the first NRL match

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A white picket fence protects the carefully manicured green grass of the Salter Oval, but will fall apart when the city’s biggest sporting event arrives this Sunday. Key points: Record attendance expected for Bundaberg’s first sold-out NRL match Bundaberg shop says team merchandise is in high demand The Bulldogs will have an open training session for fans on Saturday morning Bundaberg is busy counting down the NRL round of 21 clash between the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and final challengers North Queensland Cowboys, the first time the city will host a competition points match. Temporary stands have been set up for sold-out spectators, and space has been made for the arrival of a large media crowd to broadcast the match to league fans across the country. “I think it’s going to be an audience record,” said Bundaberg Rugby League chairman Mike Ireland. “The Cowboys are second on the competition ladder and the Bulldogs are starting to collect some wins as well.” Temporary stands have

Sarah's young mother is desperate to find a new home in Melbourne's outer suburbs, but she keeps getting turned down

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Sarah Keating is in a race to find a rental property before her two-year-old son grows out of bed. Key points: Rental prices in several of Melbourne’s outer southeast suburbs have seen strong growth in the past year A real estate agent says landlords are raising rents because of concerns about rising interest rates Proponents fear vulnerable people will be increasingly locked out of the rental market The 21-year-old single mother currently lives with relatives in the southeast outside Melbourne. He shared a room with Ryder’s son, but soon the two of them wouldn’t fit. “I’m trying to find a bigger place to start our life and our family’s life so he has his own room, I have his own room,” he said. “I just can’t find it anywhere. “My son can’t sleep in my bed every night with me. He needs his own bed.” Ms Keating said she had been looking for a two-bedroom place in Melbourne’s outer southeast – suburbs such as Dandenong, Pakenham, Officer, Beaconsfield, Noble Park and Clyde – for about si

Sunrise host swipes Kardashians for making billions from 'nothing'

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The Sunrise hosts didn’t hold back on Thursday when they blasted the Kardashians during a breakfast show. Natalie Barr, Monique Wright, Mark Beretta and Michael Usher claim the famous family has made billions of dollars from ‘nothing’. Barr, 54, said he was surprised that Kim Kardashian’s successful Skims clothing line was now available at upscale Australian department store David Jones. The Sunrise hosts didn’t hold back on Thursday when they slammed the Kardashians during a breakfast show “It’s amazing they’ve made billions of dollars,” Natalie began. ‘And they created it out of nothing didn’t they?’ Mark interrupted. “Well, something,” Natalie joked, apparently referring to Kim’s sex tape with Ray J that leaked and catapulted her to fame. Natalie Barr, 54, said she was surprised that Kim Kardashian’s successful Skims clothing line was now available at upscale Australian department store David Jones. “My six year old said the same thing and said how did they get so rich