As the NRL approaches the business end of the season, Fox Sports commentator Laurie Daley provides his predictions for a tricky round 19 of NRL action.

Brisbane Broncos v South Sydney, Friday 6:40pm (EST), Suncorp Stadium
Not so long ago this game would have been a formality for Brisbane, but suddenly it appears as anything but. The Broncos’ poor form has been well documented, though they provided flashes of brilliance in disposing of the Warriors two weekends ago. Brisbane’s performances after both Origin fixtures have been mediocre; a thumping by Melbourne Storm …

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MELBOURNE Storm back-rower Ryan Hoffman made a skeleton training crew even thinner when he limped off Visy Park after knee tendinitis flared.

Hoffman was one of just nine players from the 17 who played in Storm’s last-start win against Newcastle to train with the club after a five-day break. Most of the others are away on representative duties.
He started the session but did not complete it.
Hoffman’s injury will be monitored but it isn’t expected to keep him out of Monday night’s clash with Parramatta at Parramatta Stadium.
Storm five-eighth Brett Finch watched …

More than 1000 people aged 15 to 25 have converged on Sydney to learn political strategies for combating climate change, using lessons from US President Barack Obama’s election campaign.

In yesterday’s opening session of the Power Shift 2009 conference at the University of Western Sydney’s Parramatta campus, attendees heard speeches from US climate crusader Al Gore, via video link from Melbourne, actor Brooke Satchwell and NSW Premier Nathan Rees.
“Australia can generate millions of new green-collar jobs and transform itself into a competitive low-carbon economy with a very bright and hopeful future,” …

THE King’s School at Parramatta is as expensive as it is exclusive, but soon some of the $23,500-a-year tuition fees could be spent teaching students how to be better around the house.

The elite GPS institution is considering a radical new curriculum for Year 10 students, under which they would learn how to cook, clean up, recycle waste and fix leaky taps.
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The plan would have up to one-third of each school day dedicated to hands-on, activity-based lessons, excursions and community service.
Boys would …