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'Scrambling' to fill the gaps: Sydney Trains struggles to keep train drivers
The departure of drivers is undermining efforts to avoid a repeat of widespread disruptions early this year.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
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50 protesters killed as new US embassy opens in Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers shot at Palestinians demonstrating along the border fence in the bloodiest day of protests in years.
Markle's dad pulls out of wedding amid photo scandal
Thomas Markle, who has been caught up in a paparazzi scandal, said he didn't want to "embarrass the royal family”.
- by Nick Miller
'Why would they believe a kid like me?' Boys speak of abuse
Parents of victims sobbed, gripped each other's hands and hugged their teary sons at a teacher's sentencing hearing.
- by Megan Gorrey
Forget formal tests, let kids play more at school: principal
A Sydney principal says focusing on core literacy and numeracy skills is not what leading school systems are doing.
- by Pallavi Singhal
Melania Trump hospitalised for kidney surgery
The First Lady will spend the week in hospital to treat what the White House described as a "benign kidney condition".
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Federal election
New citizenship test planned for byelection candidates
Aspiring politicians would face greater scrutiny in a system being considered for five byelections due within weeks.
- by David Crowe
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Opinion & Perspectives
An Aussie Trump is not such a remote possibility
Think Australia is immune from the rise of strong man leaders? Think again.
Peter Hartcher
You can be a republican and welcome a royal wedding
It will be romantic, it will be fun, and the higher the hype the more the Republican cause is helped.
Peter FitzSimons
The problem with the 'good bloke' narrative
If refusing to discuss domestic homicide as inexcusable violence is 'demonising men', we have a long way to go.
Clementine Ford
Politics
Labor demands income tax costings as it prepares alternative cuts
Labor is preparing to intensify pressure on Treasury to reveal more about the $140 billion cost of the Turnbull government’s sweeping cuts to income taxes
- by David Crowe
More female MPs under threat as Liberal Party wrestles with gender balance
- by Michael Koziol, Benjamin Preiss & Fergus Hunter
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'He needs to get his own house in order': RBA staff want chief to take own advice
Governor Philip Lowe's call for wages growth of 3.5 per cent to be seen as normal has been seized on by the RBA's own note-making workers.
- by Anna Patty
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Entertainment
NCIS star Pauley Perrette tweets cryptic accusations after leaving show
The long-running star played the popular forensic scientist Abby, whose final episode aired last week.
- by Jenny Noyes
Lifestyle
Smarter living
12 ways parents can boost their kid's confidence right now
Number 4: Don't rescue them. What else can you do to raise a confident child?
- by Katharine Stahl
Alexa and Siri can hear this hidden command. You can't.
Researchers show they can send secret commands to Apple's Siri, Amazon's Alexa and Google's Assistant.
- by Craig Smith
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Cameron Smith
Cameron Smith isn't a grub ... but even if he was, so what?
For a player that very well might have made the most tackles in the history of the game, two suspensions is an incredible record.
- by Andrew Webster
Shuck and awe: Cleary's unusual dietary needs to aid recovery from knee injury
Nathan Cleary turned to all sorts of things to accelerate his return, even giving his parents a shopping list.
- by Adam Pengilly
NRL
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Sea Eagles
Sharks release Hodkinson with Sea Eagles hoping to sign him for this weekend
- by Scott Bailey
