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'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
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Overdevelopment harming Sydney suburbs, say voters
Growing pains: 60 per cent of the state's voters are sick of the city's big squeeze, an exclusive poll shows.
- by Alexandra Smith
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'Too late to leave': blazes rip through state
Firefighters are battling to contain a series of fires burning out of control in Victoria.
- by Benjamin Millar
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
Kevin Pietersen confirms retirement from cricket
The former England batsman appears to have called time on his cricket career with a Tweet.
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.
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
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Petrol prices
Australia's oldest hoon was just trying to save money on petrol
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Opinion & Perspectives
New Idea claims extraordinary memory led to scoop
Gee, it’s convenient that the Uber driver has a detailed memory of the conversation between Karl and Peter Stefanovic.
Peter FitzSimons
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
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
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Banking royal commission
Royal commission bombshells - great to watch, painful to receive
- by Jessica Irvine
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Victoria
Batman votes: Labor claims victory after fierce byelection battle
- by Adam Carey and Noel Towell
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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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Banking royal commission
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
Toast the Irish holiday with a tasty new take on a classic favourite.
- by James Atkinson
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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Sport
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
Danny Weidler
Sea Eagles
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