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Sydneysiders can now tap credit cards on Sydney's trains, but there's a catch
Passengers using their credit cards will pay the equivalent of standard distance-based fares but won't be entitled to some crucial Opal benefits.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
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Hospitals
'Miracle I'm here': Stabbed with catastrophic injuries, John was close to death
A 15-centimetre combat blade was plunged through his diaphragm, his lung and his kidney, which was effectively cut in two.
- by Lucy Cormack
McLachlan seeks $6.5m in damages in defamation case
Craig McLachlan is suing Fairfax Media, the ABC and former co-star Christie Whelan Browne over articles and reports claiming he bullied and indecently assaulted the actor.
Senior Liberals ring the alarm on voter backlash
Liberals have warned of a voter backlash that threatens to wipe out the Morrison government, saying a hardcore message on social issues is turning away the party’s own supporters.
- by David Crowe
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'Wet and windy': Flooding predicted as wild weather heads toward Sydney
Much of eastern NSW is in for a soaking later this week with the potential for flash flooding, including in the Sydney region.
- by Peter Hannam
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Water safety
Jewel lived - but don't tell her mother she didn't drown
When Jewel was found at the bottom of a cold pool, she had likely been unconscious for 15 minutes.
- by Julie Power
Denise took the family business online. Now she's wealthier than the Queen
Denise Coates has just joined the ranks of the world's 500 richest people.
- by Benjamin Stupples
Accused 'choked, sexually assaulted seven-year-old at knifepoint': court
The 54-year-old suspect's been charged with numerous offences, including filming an aggravated act of indecency.
- by Lucy Cormack & Rachel Clun
Motorists receive 'early Christmas present' as bowser
Petrol prices have seen the swiftest drop in a decade as oil prices slump to the lowest price in a year.
- by Cole Latimer
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'Suffocated and hidden': Call to revitalise Sydney precinct
- by Alexandra Smith
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Crime
'There's a screw sticking out of your face': Teen charged after girl hit with dart
- by Rachel Clun
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Bushfire
'We can’t suppress them': Fires threaten hundreds of Queensland homes
- by Toby Crockford
'I've got a mortgage': Fiona Patten to consider job offer from Andrews
- by Chloe Booker & Anthony Colangelo
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Minister urged to 'lead from the front' after criticism of anti-corruption push
Attorney-General warns proposal from Labor, Greens and crossbench could put public officials and ABC journalists in the dock.
- by David Crowe
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Potts Point's $15 million suburb record smashed twice in one week
Potts Point's high-end apartment values have gone into hyperdrive with the $15 million suburb high of 2012 smashed twice in the past week.
- by Lucy Macken
Adolescence doesn't end until you're nearly 30 in Australia, experts contend
'Kid-dults' staying at home well into their 30s causing issues with family-sized home market but parents reap benefits of keeping offspring at home longer.
- by Caroline James
Business
NAB's Thorburn says incentives acted as 'bait'
National Australia Bank chief executive Andrew Thorburn has admitted the lender paid incentives that were "bait" for people to engage in misconduct.
- by Clancy Yeates & Sarah Danckert
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Entertainment
Ray Martin lashes coverage of 60 Minutes' Lebanon debacle
"The idea of journalists turning on other journalists for what is a legitimate story appalled me," Martin says.
- by Broede Carmody
From driving a garbage truck to starring opposite Hugo Weaving
South Sudanese refugee Andrew Luri has a lead role in the new Australian film Hearts and Bones.
- by Garry Maddox
Lifestyle
Smarter living
How to take your kids to a music festival - and still have a good time
When some parent friends suggested we take our families to a music festival this summer, I thought to myself - yeah, we could do that!
- by Alice Gage
Where to find the hottest new hotels in Australia
The country's coolest new hotels offer a luxury retreat in the heart of the city.
- by Michael Harry
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NRL
Napa, Klemmer on the move as new deals confirmed
Dylan Napa is heading across Sydney to the Bulldogs to replace David Klemmer, who is free to join Newcastle on a long-mooted deal.
- by Chris Barrett
Lodge named in Emerging Blues State of Origin squad
Controversial Broncos forward moves a step closer to representative football after inclusion in Brad Fittler's 23-man Emerging squad.
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