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Joel Selwood's banner night gets Geelong home

The Geelong Advertiser front page noted that the eyes of Australia would be on Simonds Stadium on Saturday night. Yet for all that this was about one man and how he would be received by many, as much as the night was a canvas for a far bigger picture, ... >> view original

Geelong coach Chris Scott tells fans to buckle up after win against Sydney Swans

It was Geelong's best game of the year and the first time they had beaten a genuine contender, their coach said. The Cats came from behind to beat Sydney by 32-points at Kardinia Park and Chris Scott told Geelong fans to buckle in for the run towards ... >> view original

I want to play on: Geelong great Bartel

Geelong great Jimmy Bartel wants to extend his decorated AFL career into next season. The Brownlow medallist turns 32-years-old i n December but believes his form after a 10-match absence with a knee injury warrants a contract extension. "I think my ... >> view original

Real estate: Melbourne buyers look to Geelong's property market

Many of the buyers are making the commute to Melbourne for work, but choosing to live in Geelong, and REIV chief executive Enzo Raimando said the news was positive for sellers in the area. “Buyers are looking for two things: affordability and growth ... >> view original

Aboriginal dancers explain the war cry and welcome Adam Goodes to Geelong

A cry of pride will greet Adam Goodes when he returns to the AFL on Saturday night with a group of Indigenous dancers performing in his honour in the lead-up to the Geelong match. The dancers have called on fans to join them at St Mary's Oval, next to ... >> view original

Typhoon lashes China's east coast, eight dead: media

BEIJING A typhoon battered China's east coast on Sunday, killing eight people and forcing authorities to cancel hundreds of flights and evacuate more than 163,000 people. Typhoon Soudelor killed six people in Taiwan earlier on the weekend then moved ... >> view original

Palmerston North rallies against Trans-Pacific Partnership

Amid placards of protest, speakers from around Palmerston North and the wider regions expressed their opposition to the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement. While the protest was planned for The Square, bad weather on Saturday meant more ... >> view original

Singapore celebrates 50 years of statehood

Happy 50th birthday Singapore. Whatever is said about the Lion City — its nanny state tendencies, a seeming obsession with finicky rules, the challenges it faces sustaining its position — its economic achievements of the past 50 years are substantial. >> view original

Nagasaki's new dawn

As the Shinkansen starts to decelerate, silently shedding all that purposeful velocity as it glides towards the buffers in Nagasaki terminus, I momentarily lose track of my location. For the previous hour and a half, the view through the window has ... >> view original

Seven Israelis arrested in West Bank raids to find Duma attack suspects

Minister of Defense Moshe Ya'alon was reported to approve even more arrests of Israelis accused of committing acts of terror against Palestinians. Jewish settlers (R) scuffle with Israeli police officers near buildings slated for demolition by order of ... >> view original