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Cheating furore: ASC calls for Steve Smith to be stood down immediately

Cheating furore: ASC calls for Steve Smith to be stood down immediately

Australian Sports Commission calls for captain's sacking - along with any others on  leadership group or coaching staff who had prior awareness of ball tampering plan.

  • by Jon Pierik

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Trump's new team demands world bend to US demands

Not since September 11, 2001, have US national security leaders so threatened military confrontation.

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Parents back principal after gender identity comments

Parents back principal after gender identity comments

Reports of widespread anger over principal's comments about gender are exaggerated, parents say.

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Treatment begins for Packer as he checks into US hospital

Treatment begins for Packer as he checks into US hospital

The billionaire has checked himself into a Boston psychiatric hospital days after resigning from the board of Crown Resorts due to mental health issues.

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ALP promises cool schools as parties converge on Penrith

ALP promises cool schools as parties converge on Penrith

Labor promised air-conditioning for thousands of classrooms as the major parties converged on Penrith one year out from the NSW election.

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Smith must quit, but he must answer key questions first

Smith must quit, but he must answer key questions first

"The horror of what happened overnight was just how our cricketing leadership could engage in such cold-blooded, premeditated, clear-eyed CHEATING."

  • by Peter FitzSimons
'No more' or we vote you out: students lead anti-gun rallies

'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.

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Steve Smith will live with this  cheating reputation forever

There was no excuse for what Australia did and I can only think it is a sign that winning means too much to this team.

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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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        Futures of Smith, Lehmann hang in the balance as ASC calls for sackings

        Futures of Smith, Lehmann hang in the balance as ASC calls for sackings

        Australian captain Steve Smith will have to answer to the governing body's integrity chief

        • by Jon Pierik
        Steve Smith will live with cheating reputation forever

        Steve Smith will live with cheating reputation forever

        "This will stay with Smith for ever. There was no excuse for what Australia did and I can only think it is a sign that winning means too much to this team."

        • by Michael Vaughan

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