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Andrew Barr pledges $3 million for potential Big Bash team, unclear overall funds, bad news for soccer.

The Canberra Times

Andrew Barr said the $3 million he's promised a potential Canberra Big Bash team isn't the "net impact", just part of a flow of money back and forth with the ACT government.

He wouldn't disclose what that net figure was due to "commercial in confidence".

So The Canberra Times has roughly calculated it for you - to give a clearer view on exactly which of our sporting teams are the winners and losers when it comes to ACT government funding. And it's not good reading for soccer.

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Raiders player Josh Papalii faces court for late-night incident at club threatening police and staff.

Canberra Weekly

Raiders prop Josh Papalii is set to face court over a late-night incident at the Raiders Gungahlin club.

The 32-year-old NRL star will have to attend the ACT Magistrates Court for allegedly intimidating police and failing to quit a licensed premises, ACT Policing revealed on Thursday.

About 3am on September 16, police were called to an incident regarding three men who were "behaving aggressively towards each other and staff, and throwing glasses".

When the group was asked to leave, Papalii was allegedly verbally abusive and threatening to police.

The men left after some...

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Josh Papali'i facing charges for intimidating police and not leaving licensed premises with brother.

The Canberra Times

Canberra Raiders great Josh Papali'i has been charged with allegedly intimidating police as one of two charges from his drunken night out in Gungahlin last month.

Papali'i, 32, will face the ACT Magistrates Court on October 31 on charges of intimidating police and failing to leave a licensed premises.

His 30-year-old brother John will be served with a criminal infringement notice for failing to leave a licensed premises.

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