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Leon Davis, Andrew Krakouer return to Collingwood three months after breaking with the club

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Collingwood said former players Leon Davis and Andrew Krakouer had returned to the AFL club just three months after the pair cut ties with the Magpies for failing to address a series of racist incidents during their playing days. Key points: Davis, Krakouer and Heritier Lumumba cut communication with the club, saying the Magpies had no intention of confronting racism. Krakouer and Davis have now been hired by Collingwood “to better inform the ongoing cultural change at the club” The “telling the truth” process is a recommendation from the Do Better report around the issue of racism in clubs In April, former team-mate Heritier Lumumba said he, Davis and Krakouer cut communication with Collingwood because the club had no intention of acting in “good faith” to confront the racism experienced by players at the club. But in a statement, the Magpies announced that Davis and Krakouer had been hired by the club. “Leon and Andrew recently shared their experience of racism with representatives f

12 months passed: How long does it take to heal old wounds for the Maroons

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Whether it’s a late night knock on their hotel door or a phone call from Billy Slater, 12 months have passed for the last minute calls of Queensland’s Tom Dearden and Corey Oates. Both at different stages of their NRL careers, the pair have gone through a similar but very different journey in the past year to take their place in the Ampol Country of Origin decider. For Dearden, who came to the Origin arena on his debut, the past year has included going from the next best-half Broncos prodigy to being an outcast, then moving north to Townsville to relaunch his career. With just four wins in 22 appearances in three difficult seasons at the Broncos, Dearden has turned his Cowboys career around and if he starts from five-eighth on Wednesday night, becomes a vital cog in Queensland’s attack. “If you had gone back 12 months or even six months ago, I wouldn’t have imagined myself coming to these camps,” Dearden said on Sunday. “To be able to get my debut now, it’s unreal and it’s a really goo

Why this money manager thinks the market is less risky than it was six months ago

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Chris Blumas understands why investors might be nervous about a looming recession. Illustration after illustration of Joel Kimmel Money manager Chris Blumas understands why many investors are reluctant to buy stocks at this time, given the economic threats, including predictions of a growing recession. But in his view, the market is currently much less risky as valuations for many securities have dropped significantly, meaning the potential for better returns is even higher for investors holding funds for the long term. “That’s not to say that things can’t go down in the short term, but for anyone with a time horizon of more than three to five years, now is a pretty interesting time to invest if you can look beyond short term volatility. , said Mr. Blumas, a Toronto-based portfolio manager at Raymond James Investment Counsel Ltd., a multi-manager platform with approximately $1 billion in assets under management. “I see a lot of value in the market today,” added Mr. Blumas, who overs

Home and Away star Sam Frost confirms that he is engaged to Jordie Hansen after just SIX months of dating

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Sam Frost is engaged to his new girlfriend, Survivor star Jordie Hansen, after just five months of dating. The Home and Away actress, 33, confirmed the happy news on her new podcast on Thursday. Jordie proposed to the Bachelorette beauty during a road trip from the Northern Territory to South Australia in May. Sam Frost is engaged to his new girlfriend, Survivor star Jordie Hansen (pictured), after just five months of dating At the start of his podcast, Sam tells his listeners: ‘This is a very important time in our lives, we just got engaged and to celebrate we thought, let’s go, let’s go on a 14 day trip.’ Jordie, 26, went on to describe his romantic proposal: ‘We were in Uluru and we just had breakfast and are heading back south. ‘Sambo just delivered his coffee so I said, “Hey, when are you going to say yes to marriage?” Jordie proposes to beauty Bachelorette during a trip to South Australia in May Sam chimed in: ‘I said, ‘Almost any time from now.” Jordie continued: ‘So