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Suns primed to challenge weekly: Dew

That’s why he expected his side to beat West Coast in its round 1 clash on Sunday, not because the Eagles had 16 players unavailable for the clash. The Suns’ leaders, Jarrod Witts and Touk Miller, have both played more than 100 games and were outstanding in leading their team to a 27-point victory on Sunday. Despite having played only 18 games, Matt Rowell is now in his third AFL season, as are Noah Anderson and Jeremy Sharp.Rowell, Alex Davies and Sharp were the only Gold Coast players on Perth Stadium with fewer than 30 games under their belts.Seven Suns had more than 100 games’ experience and eight had between 50 and 100 matches. “The Eagles still had the spread across their lines; they weren’t depleted in one area. They still had the spread of experience and talent,” Dew said. “We expected to win based on our form and our expectations and nothing to do with West Coast. Our games profile is starting to lift to where we want it and where we have been predicting. “It has been a planne...

PM reveals latest move against Russia

The immediate ban came into effect on Saturday night on Australian exports of alumina and aluminium ores to Russia as President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine enters its fourth week.Russia relies on Australia for nearly 20 per cent of its alumina needs, which it uses to make aluminium, one of its key exports and a critical part of its weapons industry.“Late last week it came to our attention that there was a ship that was due to dock in Australia this week to collect a load of alumina bound for Russia,” Scott Morrison told reporters on Sunday. “That boat is not going to Russia with our alumina. Last night we put dissensions in place that will prevent that from occurring.”More to come. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au

‘Unable to walk’: Veronicas respond to fury

The Australian pop duo – comprised of 37-year-old Brisbane twins Lisa and Jessica Origliasso – was slated to perform a 20 minute set at the Bingo Loco XXL rave at Sydney Showground on Saturday night.But in a last minute shake-up the pair were forced to pull out, with an unidentified male appearing onstage to announce they wouldn’t be performing.“The Veronicas are not feeling well and will not perform,” the man said to a booing crowd, in a video obtained by Daily Mail.“Please understand this is out of our control and also out of the venue’s control.”Lisa has since taken to Instagram to reveal she was struck by a mystery illness right before their set.“An hour before the show I required sudden medical attention, and was unable to walk on stage or perform,” she wrote on her Instagram stories.“I am sorry to everyone who was let down as we were looking forward to such a great event. As you know our shows and fans have always been our top priority for 17 years. I am looking forward to feelin...