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This is cricket's #MeToo moment: a rare opportunity for a complete purge
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This is cricket's #MeToo moment: a rare opportunity for a complete purge

"Same old Aussies, always cheating," goes the Barmy Army chant, and it's impossible to be offended now. The only salvage can come from honesty.

  • by Malcolm Knox

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The Sydney suburbs that win and lose in housing lottery
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The Sydney suburbs that win and lose in housing lottery

Taxes on property are rising faster in NSW than anywhere else, but giving a billion dollars of that revenue to first home buyers has not helped them.

  • by Nigel Gladstone
'Stark data': How postcodes shape destiny of our youth
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'Stark data': How postcodes shape destiny of our youth

A new national report reveals youth unemployment rates have increased by as much as 10 per cent in some regions.

  • by Anna Patty
23km traffic jam on Sydney motorway after crash
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23km traffic jam on Sydney motorway after crash

By 8.45am city-bound traffic was banked up almost 20 kilometres as crews worked to clear the crash.

  • by Rachel Clun
Doctors name, shame health insurers as profits soar

Doctors name, shame health insurers as profits soar

The Australian Medical Association's latest private health insurance report card warns of disturbing industry trends.

  • by Adam Gartrell
IT meltdown in Transport for NSW as system veers off rails

IT meltdown in Transport for NSW as system veers off rails

The poor state of Transport for NSW's information technology is "likely to get worse", a confidential report warns.

  • by Matt O'Sullivan
Three out of 100: Our 'laziest' food companies exposed 

Three out of 100: Our 'laziest' food companies exposed 

Top food and drink companies have been ranked based on their obesity prevention efforts.

  • by Esther Han
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It's one thing to build a city - but we have to live in it too

How will liveability find room to breathe in the tightly wound confines of Green Square, an area hurtling towards a population density of 22,000 people per square kilometre?

Andy Marks

    Ball tampering controversy has broken cricket's 'rich, poetic heart'

    The Australian public feel betrayed and enraged at the failure of our national cricket team to live up to the tenets of "the spirit of cricket".

    Catherine McGregor

      Everyday heroes are breaking the law because our leaders are failing

      What does it say about the state of our democracy when it falls upon ordinary people to stop a billionaire?

      Julian Burnside
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        Companies face tougher penalties for rip offs and rorts

        Companies face tougher penalties for rip offs and rorts

        The competition and consumer watchdog is worried Australia is out of step with other developed countries.

        • by Mathew Dunckley
        There will be lots to keep an eye on this week.
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        How to help your children cope with stress

        How to help your children cope with stress

        There isn't a way to stress-proof our children, but we can teach them how to be stress-savvy.

        • by Katie Hurley
        The surprising silver lining behind envy

        The surprising silver lining behind envy

        Envy gets a bad rap but if you can avoid the worst effects, it can teach you about what you really want in life.

        • by Caitlin Fitzsimmons

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        Steve Smith booed as Australia's humiliation capped with heavy defeat

        Steve Smith booed as Australia's humiliation capped with heavy defeat

        The disgraced tourists fell to a 2-1 series deficit inside four days in Cape Town.

        • by Chris Barrett
        'Strange, horrible 24 hours': Tim Paine takes charge in cricket crisis

        'Strange, horrible 24 hours': Tim Paine takes charge in cricket crisis

        The acting Test captain apologised on behalf of the team for the ball-tampering scandal.

        • by Chris Barrett

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