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Julian Assange gestures to the media from a police vehicle on his arrival at Westminster Magistrates court in London, England.
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Julian Assange strikes plea deal with US, may walk free

US prosecutors filed criminal paperwork against Julian Assange that is typically a preliminary step before a plea deal.

Wikileaks says Assange has already flown out of the UK

In a post on social media, Wikileaks said Julian Assange was granted bail by the High Court in London and released at Stansted Airport, where he boarded a plane.

Coalition fury as Kean rejects nuclear power in climate role

The new chair of Australia’s peak climate change agency, former NSW Liberal minister Matt Kean, has rejected nuclear energy in remarks that have infuriated the Coalition.

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How the shadow of Trump 2.0 fuels the Coalition’s stance on climate change

Donald Trump’s dislike of international climate agreements is well known. But more than the US pulling out of the Paris Agreement, analysts fear sabotage from within.

World’s best airline named as Qantas hits new low in rankings

Trust in Qantas has nosedived.

Qantas has continued to fall in the top 100 rankings at the annual World Airline Awards.

Inside the $14 million battle to fix a Sydney hole in the ground

Ryde councillors will vote on Tuesday about a plan to remediate the Ryde Central site.

Ratepayers could be hit with the bill to clean up the Ryde Central site before it is safe to open to the public as a green space.

The one thing the ABC chair admits he isn’t on top of

Media maestro Kim Williams is never out of his depth. But then he was appointed chair of the national broadcaster, and the deluge started.

Australia’s fate in Bangladesh’s hands against Afghanistan

Pat Cummins walks off the field after Australia lost by 24 runs against India.

Australia’s loss to India means their tournament hopes now rest with Bangladesh springing an upset … over the side the Australians lost to at the weekend.

Italy break Croatian hearts at Euros with last-kick equaliser

Mattia Zaccagni scored with the last kick of the game for Italy.

Croatia face a nervous wait at the Euros after Mattia Zaccagni cancelled out Luka Modric’s star turn, while Spain’s win over Albania means England advance.

A tale of two catches: Fumbled World Cup campaign heralds change

In the two games that have all but decided Australia’s fate in this Twenty20 World Cup, their fielding, bowling and batting errors were far too numerous.

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When rats ruled The Rocks and fear stalked the streets of Sydney

Ratcatchers caught about 44,000 rats, many disposed of at the rat depot on Darling Island or an incinerator near the Rocks.

The year was 1900 and emotions were running high, as thousands died while rats became public enemy number one in Sydney.

Revealed: The high-speed rail line Sydney needs first

Revealed: The high-speed rail line Sydney needs first

The British expert who led a review into fast rail in NSW says the proposed high-speed train line will need to be staged due to its enormous cost and engineering challenges.

$646 billion wipeout: Wall Street darling makes history with three-day horror show

Nvidia briefly became the world’s most valuable company last week, but is now in correction territory after an historic slump.

“By 9.30pm restaurants are done,” says Maurice Terzini.

Surprising toddler-inspired trend that’s sweeping Sydney restaurants

Forget the 7.30pm dinner. Sydneysiders now prefer to eat at 6pm or even earlier, according to dining data and restaurateurs.

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Liam Martin irons out J’maine Hopgood

‘I try to emulate his game’: How tragic brother taught Martin all he knows

Jarred Martin was six years older, 30kg heavier and playing Under-20s for Canberra when he returned home to country Temora and taught his kid brother how to tackle.

Screengrab of State of Origin 2 promotion showing Reece Walsh being taken out by Joseph Suaalii in game 1 in Sydney.

Ten seconds into this Origin ad, Queensland had seen enough

Origin TV broadcaster Channel Nine rolled out the first of its commercials over the weekend, promoting Wednesday’s must-win second game for the NSW Blues.

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They were NSW’s biggest apartment builders. Now a wild family feud has destroyed them

One of the nation’s biggest privately owned building companies, Dyldam, lies in financial ruin with feuding between former owners resulting in lawsuits, bankruptcy actions and legal charges.

This Sydney GP inherited $24m from a patient. Now, he’s been reprimanded

Dr Peter Alexakis will have conditions placed on his medical registration after a tribunal found him guilty of professional misconduct.

Dr Peter Alexakis can continue practising under restrictions after a tribunal found him guilty of professional misconduct.

Sydney Metro: New stations hidden beneath our city streets

The space-age like Victoria Cross metro station in North Sydney.

As the new Metro comes to life, we examine the engineering and design feat that will transform our city.

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‘I thought it was a horse’: Rogue pigs run amok across NSW

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Oscar Pearse was sitting on his tractor planting a crop of chickpeas when he looked over his shoulder and saw his nemeses approaching.

Man arrested after ride-share driver allegedly assaulted, car stolen

NSW Police have arrested a man after two passengers ordered a ride-share driver to taxi them  around a number of Sydney suburbs for an hour before they allegedly assaulted him and stole his car.

Two men ordered the driver to taxi them around for an hour before assaulting him and stealing his car in an early morning ordeal, police allege.

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Pat Cummins walks off the field after Australia lost by 24 runs against India.

T20 World Cup LIVE: Australia’s fate in Bangladesh’s hands against Afghanistan

Australia’s loss to India means their tournament hopes now rest with Bangladesh springing an upset … over the side the Australians lost to at the weekend.

Mattia Zaccagni scored with the last kick of the game for Italy.

Italy break Croatian hearts at Euros with last-kick equaliser

Croatia face a nervous wait at the Euros after Mattia Zaccagni cancelled out Luka Modric’s star turn, while Spain’s win over Albania means England advance.

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Australian captain Mitch Marsh drops a catch offered by India’s Hardik Pandya at the T20 World Cup.

A tale of two catches: Fumbled World Cup campaign heralds change

In the two games that have all but decided Australia’s fate in this Twenty20 World Cup, their fielding, bowling and batting errors were far too numerous.

Liam Martin irons out J’maine Hopgood

‘I try to emulate his game’: How tragic brother taught Martin all he knows

Jarred Martin was six years older, 30kg heavier and playing Under-20s for Canberra when he returned home to country Temora and taught his kid brother how to tackle.

Screengrab of State of Origin 2 promotion showing Reece Walsh being taken out by Joseph Suaalii in game 1 in Sydney.

Ten seconds into this Origin ad, Queensland had seen enough

Origin TV broadcaster Channel Nine rolled out the first of its commercials over the weekend, promoting Wednesday’s must-win second game for the NSW Blues.

Wanted man: Canberra are interested in Stefano Utoikamanu.

‘I want him here with me’: Galvin’s pitch to Stefano as crunch talks loom

Rising star Lachlan Galvin has committed his future to the Wests Tigers. Now he is urging teammate Stefano Utoikamanu to do the same, with Canberra and other NRL rivals ready to pounce.

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