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The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia's most prestigious daily newspaper, is published on the Web after midnight from Monday to Saturday. On Sunday, news and features are added from The Sun-Herald. The site is also updated throughout the day, seven days a week, as news breaks.

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The Sydney Morning Herald receives over 400 Letters to the Editor each day. This makes it impossible to reply to all correspondence and only 35 - 40 letters can be published (both in print and online). All letters and email (no attachments) to the Herald must carry the sender's home address and day and evening telephone numbers for verification. Ideally, letters will be a maximum of 200 words. By submitting your letter for publication, you agree that we may edit the letter for legal or space reasons and may, after publication in the newspaper, republish it on the internet or other media.

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In Sydney, back editions of The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Australian Financial Review (up to two weeks old) can be purchased at from the World Newsagency, Shop 15, Pavilion Plaza, 580 George Street, Sydney, 2000, phone: (02) 9261 8310.

You are able to order back-editions of newspapers older than the previous two weeks, please contact Paper World on 1800 811 755 or visit www.paperworld.com.au.

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