Dons president prepares for AGM grilling amid Thorburn volunteer report
AFL 2022

Dons president prepares for AGM grilling amid Thorburn volunteer report

David Barham is preparing to be grilled by members about the hiring and abrupt departure of Andrew Thorburn at Thursday night’s annual general meeting,as a report emerged that the former chief executive was interested in returning to the club as a volunteer.

  • byJon Pierik

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Nabbed:How a Sydney woman’s scam on NAB unravelled

Helen Rosamond’s 40th birthday party in 2015 attracted some of the wealthiest revellers in Sydney. By Christmas 2017,her money-making scheme had come unstuck.

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Alleged accomplice of accused NAB fraudster an ‘accomplished liar’,jury told
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Alleged accomplice of accused NAB fraudster an ‘accomplished liar’,jury told

Sydney businesswoman Helen Rosamond has pleaded not guilty to charges relating to her alleged role in defrauding NAB of millions.

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Andrew Thorburn hires lawyers over departure as Essendon CEO
Essendon Bombers

Andrew Thorburn hires lawyers over departure as Essendon CEO

Essendon’s short-lived chief executive Andrew Thorburn has hired legal counsel and is pursuing legal action against the club after he was forced to resign.

  • byMichael Gleeson
North Melbourne tap into Andrew Demetriou in hunt for new CEO
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North Melbourne tap into Andrew Demetriou in hunt for new CEO

In their hunt for a new CEO North Melbourne sought the advice of former AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou about potential candidates.

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‘It is hard’:Essendon football director Andrew Welsh up for challenge
Essendon Bombers

‘It is hard’:Essendon football director Andrew Welsh up for challenge

Andrew Welsh has laid out a plan to make Essendon successful again as he begins his term as the club’s football director after a shambolic period for the Bombers.

  • byPeter Ryan
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‘Blessed are you’:City on a Hill church rocks again after Essendon drama
Essendon Bombers

‘Blessed are you’:City on a Hill church rocks again after Essendon drama

Pastor Guy Mason preaches on abortion and homosexuality,as City on a Hill worshippers say they fear discrimination in the wake of the Andrew Thorburn case.

  • byCarolyn Webb
It seems that faith is not only unacceptable,but now must be cancelled
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It seems that faith is not only unacceptable,but now must be cancelled

If Andrew Thorburn is guilty by association with City on a Hill,why is Daniel Andrews not guilty by association with the Catholic Church?

  • byBarney Zwartz
Ye of little faith,how well do you know your country?
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Ye of little faith,how well do you know your country?

We’ve taken one step forward on gender,but two steps back on religion and race.

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Archbishop questions commitment to tolerance in Thorburn saga
Religious freedom

Archbishop questions commitment to tolerance in Thorburn saga

Andrew Thorburn’s forced exit from Essendon has crystallised insecurities held by people of faith about holding moral views against the secular majority.

  • byChip Le Grand
I’ve lost faith that Australia knows how to discuss religion
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I’ve lost faith that Australia knows how to discuss religion

The Essendon-Thorburn saga highlights that never before have Australians known so little about the foundational text of Australia’s biggest religion. And never before,it seems,had such strong opinions on it.

  • byAnthony Segaert