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    To persuasive scenes at NRL league's judiciary involving bush lawyer and Panthers coach Ivan Cleary..

    To persuasive scenes at NRL league's judiciary involving bush lawyer and Panthers coach Ivan Cleary..


    Nathan Cleary is saluting the legal brilliance of his father after he defended the halfback and had him cleared to play Penrith's season opener against Brisbane on March 6.

    A grade-two careless high tackle charge against the Tigers was downgraded from a two-match ban to a 2100 dollar fine.

    The NRL counsel offered no cross-examination and the panel only deliberated 12 minutes.

    Nathan was hesitant, then impressed.



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     Today's News

    Rugby League:
    Warriors co-captain Mitch Barnett will leave the club at the end of the NRL league season - he's been given a release from the final year of his contract on compassionate grounds 11:27

    Law and Order:
    Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor could go to prison but the real damage would be to King Charles 11:27

    Entertainment:
    Liza Minnelli believes her descent into addiction began at her mother's funeral 11:21

    Business:
    Scrapping business class could halve aviation emissions – new study 11:17

    Health & Safety:
    Urgent care clinics ease emergency department demand, but wait times unchanged 11:17

    Christchurch:
    A child's been hit by a car on on Christchurch's Ferry Road, in Woolston, and is seriously injured 10:57

    Entertainment:
    Henry Winkler is aspiring to become "a block of cheddar" 10:51

    National:
    Calls for a boycott of the 2026 FIFA World Cup are growing, but how realistic is one? 10:37

    Environment:
    Delving into ‘deep time’: what NZ’s ancient past reveals about its present 10:27

    Soccer:
    In Premier League football, Manchester United and Everton are scoreless at halftime 10:27


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