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Cheating furore: Futures of Smith, Lehmann hang in the balance
Australian captain Steve Smith will have to answer to the governing body's integrity chief after he admitted to hatching a plan to tamper with the ball during the third Test against South Africa.
- by Jon Pierik
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Suspicious fire rips through units in Altona
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'No more' or we vote you out: students lead anti-gun rallies
Hundreds of thousands of young Americans took to the streets to demand tighter gun laws, echoed by similar demonstrations across the globe.
- by Ian Simpson & Katanga Johnson
Tom Liberatore suffers knee injury in opening match
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Smith must resign, but not before he answers these key questions
If Steve Smith doesn't step down from the captaincy then Cricket Australia must sack him.
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Tom Liberatore suffers a knee injury
The Western Bulldogs’ 2018 season is off to a worrying start with Tom Liberatore suffering what appears to be a serious knee injury.
- by Ronny Lerner
'Not a rebuild, it's a transition': Eagles' new approach
Adam Simpson has come to the interview with a message.
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Corporate tax cuts 'unconscionable' when poverty is rife, critics say
A coalition of prominent Australian welfare groups has appealed to the Senate to reject the government's push for company tax cuts when millions live in poverty.
- by Nicole Hasham
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Facebook isn't the only tech giant terrible at responding to scandals. Look at Amazon, Apple and Google.
- by Matthew Lynn
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CA investigation: Futures of Smith, Lehmann hang in the balance
Australian captain Steve Smith will have to answer to the governing body's integrity chief
- by Jon Pierik
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Smith must resign, but not before he answers these key questions
"The horror of what happened overnight was how leadership could engage in cold-blooded, premeditated, clear-eyed CHEATING."
- by Peter FitzSimons