October 2, 2023
Brad Fittler’s closest adviser Greg Alexander has suddenly quit the NSW Blues. The Penrith legend on Friday morning dropped a bomb on his radio show by announcing he will not be continuing in his role as the Blues’ chief adviser and selector. The surprise announcement comes with Fittler reportedly set to face the NSW Rugby
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Covering the Raiders, Cavalry, cycling and racing, plus everything else that involves sport in the ACT, for The Canberra Times. Basically I love sport and watching it is a full-time job. Email: david.polkinghorne@canberratimes.com.au Covering the Raiders, Cavalry, cycling and racing, plus everything else that involves sport in the ACT, for The Canberra Times. Basically I
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Health authorities are rushing to trace the origin of a listeria contamination, after Victoria, NSW and Queensland all reported a genetically-linked clusters of listeriosis. The virus is transmitted through food contaminated with listeria bacteria, like soft cheeses, pre-packaged food and chilled seafood and meat. Although it usually only presents as a mild illness in health
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Andrew and Matthew Johns’ feud has taken a fresh bitter twist as the pair are still not on speaking terms, three months since it publicly erupted. It was back in May live on SEN’s Morning Glory with Matty Johns that the pair’s brotherly feud erupted after Matty praised Queensland coach Billy Slater. Watch every game
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Covering the Raiders, Cavalry, cycling and racing, plus everything else that involves sport in the ACT, for The Canberra Times. Basically I love sport and watching it is a full-time job. Email: david.polkinghorne@canberratimes.com.au Covering the Raiders, Cavalry, cycling and racing, plus everything else that involves sport in the ACT, for The Canberra Times. Basically I
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For a small percentage of cancer patients, doctors are unable to determine where in the body the disease originated. To help pinpoint the origin of the cancers of unknown primary (CUP), researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have created an artificial intelligence model that analyzes the patient’s genetic information — and predicts where
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Good Jan 11, 2020, in Shanghai, just 11 days after the first reports of the Wuhan outbreak spread around the world, a team of scientists led by Yong-Zhen Zhang of Fudan University published a draft genome sequence of the new virus via a website called Virological.org. The genome was provided by Edward S. Holmes, a
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Melanie Dignaschi is a seasoned sportswriter for the Canberra Times with a true passion for all sports. She has covered all codes from the NRL to the NFL and has a background in print, digital, podcast, television and video journalism, having worked in the newsrooms at Nine, Fox Sports and Seven before moving to the
READ MOREQueensland missed out on a series of sweeps in the Australian home state after losing in Game 3 to New South Wales on Wednesday. The Queenslanders had already secured their retention of the Origin title with 26-18 and 32-6 wins in the first two games before New South Wales rallied to avoid defeat with a
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Brad Fittler entered Game 3 of this year’s State of Origin series, essentially a dead coach, walking after losing his first two matches to Queensland. However, “Freddie” boldly rolled the dice with some of his Blues options for the series finale, drawing additional criticism in some quarters, especially the decision to hand over 21-year-old Bradman
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