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Australia
'Good people make mistakes and I've made a big mistake'
Steve Smith bared his soul in a tearful return home after the ball-tampering scandal in South Africa, breaking down in a short but emotional press conference.
- by Tom Decent
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Anger at 'disgraceful' stunt during teary Smith presser
The last thing the ex-captain of the Australian cricket team would have expected as he fronted cameras was a radio talk show stunt.
- by Jenny Noyes
Bancroft: 'It's something I will regret for the rest of my life'
Cameron Bancroft says he panicked and lied in a press conference attempting to explain his role in the Cape Town saga.
- by David Allan-Petale
Opinion
NSW Budget
Premier contorts herself into knots over stadiums
We all knew they had to cave in on their plan to knock down and redo both stadiums. But what a train wreck.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Opinion
Media & marketing
Cricket Australia drops ball on broadcast negotiations
Losing Channel Nine as a primary bidder was careless and may prove costly for Cricket Australia.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Easter trading: What's open, what's closed this weekend
You don't have to go hungry this weekend if you forgot to stock up. Especially if you know where to head.
- by Jenny Noyes
Salim Mehajer granted bail after two months behind bars
A court heard the former Auburn deputy mayor could end up being in jail awaiting trial for longer than any sentence.
- by Michaela Whitbourn
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Opinion & Perspectives
We might as well praise them for not losing Bondi Beach
Gladys Berejiklian's latest policy backflip on Sydney's stadiums doesn't resolve the issues that have existed since 2015.
Jacob Saulwick
What the ball-tampering crisis says about us
Australian cricket's gravest sin is to have cheated on the international stage as the team that most represents the nation.
Waleed Aly
Why all of us must own the ball-tampering scandal
Australia demands decency from our cricketers, and fair enough. But we have to show decency in return.
Peter FitzSimons
Politics
Coalition MPs in push to nationalise Liddell coal-fired power station
George Christensen wants the government to forcibly acquire the Liddell power station from AGL.
- by Michael Koziol
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Media & marketing
Cricket Australia drops the ball on broadcast negotiations
Losing Nine as a primary bidder was careless and may prove costly for Cricket Australia.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Australian shares seal worst March quarter since financial crisis
- by Vesna Poljak and Patrick Commins
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Entertainment
After MAFS, Bachelor, ABC new series Employable Me redeems reality TV
At a time when so much commercial TV is bereft of diverse casts and stories, this ABC series about people with neuro conditions looking for work is all the more commendable.
- by Louise Rugendyke
Comedy Festival's Nikki Osborne defends show about autistic son
The actor and comedian is due to perform her show 'On the Spectrum' about how she gets by as a mother of someone with high-functioning autism.
- by Broede Carmody
Lifestyle
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NBN
What you need to know before you sign up for the NBN
Staying with your existing broadband provider won't make the transition to the NBN any smoother.
- by Angus Kidman
What age is too young to leave children home alone?
The answer is not a clear cut one.
- by Ariane Beeston
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Sport
CA board feared heavier bans would end players' careers
Steve Smith and David Warner were staring at heavier penalties when Cricket Australia's board met to decide their punishments.
- by Andrew Wu
Steve Smith flies into Sydney ... and his life will never be the same again
The Australian captain arrived back in Sydney in the wake of the ball-tampering scandal and faced a huge media scrum.
- by Andrew Webster
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NRL Grand Final
NRL hopeful ANZ Stadium can host Origin in 2021
- by Adam Pengilly and James Buckley