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Mr Smith, you have raised a fine son
The former Australian captain's tearful mea culpa just shows how far we have come as a nation.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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David Peever, Cricket Australia's invisible man
The CA chairman serves as head of the "people and culture" committee. But he has not been seen since the crisis.
- by Patrick Begley
Steve Smith's message to a heartbroken 9-year-old fan
A reporter tweeted about consoling her son after Smith's press conference. Not long after, she received a message.
- by Jenny Noyes
Opinion
Ball tampering
I have sympathy for Smith, Bancroft ... but not Warner
What has happened to Australia's players, who were heroes after emphatically winning the Ashes, should be a warning.
- by Michael Vaughan
Australia ground zero in global kidnapping campaign
Beijing's policy of forcibly repatriating people it considers Chinese nationals, even dual citizens, appears to be moving.
- by Zach Dorfman
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Ball tampering
Why Candice Warner blames herself for the scandal
The sacked vice-captain arrived back in Sydney, as it emerged Warner's wife and two daughters were abused directly.
- by Chris Barrett
Tesla recalls 123,000 Model S cars globally to replace bolts
Tesla said it had observed "excessive corrosion in the power-steering bolts" after a horror month for the company.
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Childcare workers would deserve better pay if they were more skilled
Childcare owners are dragging their feet on standards because paying qualified staff and more of them just isn’t profitable.
Cynthia Fenton
Can we forgive our fallen hero, Steve Smith?
Yes, we are angry. But we have before us a young man, full of sorrow, asking for an opportunity to earn back our respect and forgiveness. How can we deny him?
Reverend Dr Michael Jensen
However the Premier sells it, this is another backflip
Gladys Berejiklian may have a listened to what people want, but voters will rightly ask why she didn't do her homework first.
Alexandra Smith
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Commonwealth Games 'journalist' charged over fake media contingent
- by Jorge Branco and Toby Crockford
Politics
Canberra bracing for imminent retaliation from Russia
The Turnbull government is bracing for an imminent declaration from Moscow that two Australian diplomats will be asked to leave Russia.
- by David Wroe
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Bank funding costs spark rate hike fears
A key gauge of funding costs is at its highest level since the euro zone debt crisis of 2011, sparking debate over whether banks might raise rates.
- by Clancy Yeates
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KIIS FM refuses to apologise over 'disgraceful' Smith presser stunt
Radio station KIIS FM has refused to apologise over a tactless radio stunt during Steve Smith's emotional press conference on Thursday night.
- by Nathanael Cooper
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'We will run her campaign': co-stars back Oprah's oval office tilt
Stuck for hours each day in a make-up trailer, Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon and Mindy Kaling bonded.
- by Jenny Cooney Carrillo
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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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Ball tampering
The email that shows umpires had raised concerns about Smith and Warner before
Match official Daryl Harper wrote a stinging email to Cricket Australia about the conduct of the pair during a Sheffield Shield match in 2016.
- by Andrew Webster
'Captain Cry Baby': No sympathy for Steve Smith from British press
While Australian hearts melted during Smith's emotional apology last night, British newspapers are still twisting the knife.
- by Josh Dye
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