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Good problem: Picking Cats' starting 22

And after Geelong's AFL exchange period campaign, naming one of Simonds Stadium's stands after the club's gun recruiting and list manager seems like an appropriate action. Appropriate because everything Wells — along with football general manager ... >> view original

Geelong Grammar to rethink its handling of child abuse cases

Geelong Grammar is looking to change the way it deals with victims of sexual abuse at the school, the commercial manager of the school has told the child abuse royal commission. Andrew Moore gave evidence at the Royal Commission into Institutional ... >> view original

Geelong socialist wins over 5% in council vote

Former police prosecutor Peter Murrihy is the new councillor for the Kildare ward after winning the recent by-election in the Greater Geelong Council. Murrihy defeated 10 other candidates to win the safe Liberal ward with 27.41% of the primary vote ... >> view original

New Perth railcars in doubt as WA Government reconsiders $1.2b promise

Plans to double the size of Perth's train fleet are being reconsidered by the Western Australian Government, with Transport Minister Dean Nalder blaming the state's economic downturn. The Government promised in May to add 50 new "C series" six-railcar ... >> view original

Bank shareholders expect too much, says APRA chief

At the same time that National Australia Bank announced a 0.17 percentage point rise in interest rates on Friday morning, Wayne Byres, chairman of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, was appearing before the House of Representatives' ... >> view original

Foreign investment boom for Canberra's new and commercial property

McGrath Gungahlin and Belconnen principal Craig Chapman says his offices now have documents in Mandarin and translators on staff as Asian buyers lead sales for new land. Photo: Jeffrey Chan. Canberra has experienced a boom in foreign interest in real ... >> view original

Former Rabobank trader Paul Thompson arrested in Libor scandal

Former Rabobank money market trader Paul Thompson has spent the weekend in a Perth jail cell after being arrested over allegations he was part of a global Libor-rigging scandal. Mr Thompson, known widely as "Thomo", is the first Australian to have been ... >> view original

Big four bank profits to top $30 billion

Bank profit margins and any signs of worsening bad debts will be in the spotlight this week as two of the country's largest banks deliver their full-year results only days after raising interest rates. The big four are expected to chalk up combined ... >> view original

Woolworths ditches Qantas rewards tie-up as shoppers complain of “points fatigue”

Natalie Handford shopping in Double Bay Woolworths. The retailer is giving its rewards program a radical overhaul. IT is their latest salvo to claw back market share and woo customers back into their stores. Woolworths will today unveil its latest bid ... >> view original

Global supply glut sends oil prices down

Oil prices have stretched losses into a second week amid little sign of an end to the generous crude supply situation. In New York trade on Friday, West Texas Intermediate crude for December delivery finished at $US44.60 ($A61.86) a barrel, down 78 ... >> view original