Graham Arnold has kind words for both sides contesting this Saturday's A-League final, as he prepares for 2026 World Cup qualifying matches against Palestine and Bangladesh in June.
In this bulletin, an Australian tourist has been injured in an armed assault in Afghanistan; Victorian Labor members demand guarantees the government won't sell public housing land; and in football, Melbourne Victory will go up against Central Coast Mariners Football Club in the A-League Men's grand final.
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