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Footballer, Bachelor star … fantasy writer? The TikTok furore over Luke Bateman’s book deal

His book is expected to be about a boy battling hardships in a magical world, but the deal has sparked real world debate about power and privilegeGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastHello Caitlin. I hear people on TikTok are up in arms over a Queensland farmer/Canberra Raiders player/Bachelor star scoring a book deal. Who is this modern day Renaissance man?Julia, a colleague described Luke Bateman’s four years with the Raiders as the one of an “honest toiler, who always played above his weight”, and to be frank, it’s a fairly apt description for the guy. Continue reading...

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