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Overdevelopment harming Sydney suburbs, say voters

Overdevelopment harming Sydney suburbs, say voters

Sick of the big squeeze, 60 per cent of NSW voters have identified the city's growing pains as a major issue in an exclusive poll.

  • by Alexandra Smith

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'What kind of mother leaves her children?'

'What kind of mother leaves her children?'

Melissa is part of an often maligned minority: the mother who appears to abandon her maternal instincts.

  • by Marina Kamenev
City set to swelter as 'unusual' temperatures continue

City set to swelter as 'unusual' temperatures continue

There's little relief in sight for the city, with 39 degrees predicted for the CBD and most of the greater Sydney region.

  • by Sarah Muller
Security separate Dib and McIntyre as tensions boil over

Security separate Dib and McIntyre as tensions boil over

Security rush in to ensure Ray Dib and Gary McIntyre don't come to blows after argument inside Canterbury League Club.

  • by Adam Pengilly and Andrew Webster
Trump's lawyer calls officials  to end Russia probe

Trump's lawyer calls officials  to end Russia probe

He called on the Justice Department to immediately shut down the special counsel probe into Russian interference. 

Human rights concerns cast shadow over ASEAN summit

Human rights concerns cast shadow over ASEAN summit

The crisis in Myanmar will cast a shadow over Malcolm Turnbull’s closed-door talks with regional leaders in Sydney.

  • by David Crowe
Xenophon falls short as Labor concedes defeat

Xenophon falls short as Labor concedes defeat

Nick Xenophon has fallen dramatically short of his promise to shake up the major party "duopoly" in South Australia.

  • by Mark Kenny
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Australia is a far less equal place than it was in the 1980s

Where you live matters far more than you might think.

Peter Martin
    Peter Martin

    The evidence is in: first-born siblings are better

    Take a bow first-born children. New evidence proves what you've always known: you're better than your siblings.

    Jessica Irvine
      Jessica Irvine

      Sponsor-heavy inductions a bad look when we should be in big league

      Look I am all in favour of third-Party agreements in rugby league - but this is a seriously low-rent look.

      Peter FitzSimons
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        Batman votes: Labor holds seat in crucial byelection
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        Batman votes: Labor holds seat in crucial byelection

        Labor looks to have held onto its Melbourne seat of Batman, defeating a strong challenge from the Greens.

        • by Adam Carey and Noel Towell

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        Royal commission bombshells - great to watch, painful to receive

        Royal commission bombshells - great to watch, painful to receive

        Banks appear to have been caught on the hop by the royal commission's “gotcha” strategy of taking witnesses to explosive elements of documents.

        • by Jessica Irvine

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        The best new brews to celebrate St Patrick's Day

        The best new brews to celebrate St Patrick's Day

        Toast the Irish holiday with a tasty new take on a classic favourite.

        • by James Atkinson
        Frantics review: letting the fur fly, with friends

        Frantics review: letting the fur fly, with friends

        PlayStation's latest PlayLink game is like Mario Party, but with goofy animals and backstabbing.

        • by Tim Biggs

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        Dog fight: Security separate Dib and McIntyre as tensions boil over

        Dog fight: Security separate Dib and McIntyre as tensions boil over

        Security rushed in to ensure Ray Dib and Gary McIntyre didn't come to blows after a raging argument inside Canterbury League Club.

        • by Adam Pengilly and Andrew Webster
        Sea Eagles have claws out for big names in salary cap scrap
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        Sea Eagles have claws out for big names in salary cap scrap

        At the top of the list is Todd Greenberg. The Sea Eagles have been interested in an email from Greenberg to the then management of Kieran Foran in 2012.

        • by Danny Weidler

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