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Ange Postecoglou
How Ange Postecoglou can survive at Spurs
Five things will decide if the Australian keeps his job at Tottenham.
- by Matt Law
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Political leadership
The Indigenous flag is an easy target for Dutton when he’s kicking down
The opposition leader’s decision to start a debate about the Indigenous flag comes just as he is about to reveal the cost of his nuclear policy. That timing is revealing.
- by David Crowe
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Syrian conflict
With Assad gone, a brutal dictatorship ends. But the new risks are huge
The overthrow of the Assad government could mean Iran’s pathway to Hezbollah is cut off. Now Iran, newly vulnerable, will have to decide between negotiation and the bomb.
- by David E. Sanger
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Australian cricket
‘Serious technical issue’: Three moments that exposed the struggles of ageing stars
At 35, the question is beginning to be asked about how much the fire still burns in Steve Smith to return to his former dominance. He has Kohli and Rohit for company.
- by Daniel Brettig
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Syrian conflict
Peter Dutton said it was too dangerous to go to this Syrian prison camp. We went there anyway
In the power vacuum left by Bashar al-Assad’s fall, amid the weakness of Russia, Iran and Hezbollah, nobody knows who will control Syria or how they will rule.
- by Michael Bachelard
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Syrian conflict
The quiet media student turned rebel commander who toppled a brutal regime
Syria’s rebel leader Abu Mohammad al-Golani was once a middle-class student with middling grades and a quiet disposition. He is now credited with helping liberate his country.
- by Hassan Hassan
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EPL
Tottenham’s capitulation piles more pressure on Postecoglou
These are increasingly dangerous times for Ange Postecoglou with Spurs, down to 11th in the table, having achieved just one win in their last seven games in all competitions.
- by Will Conroy
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Political leadership
Dutton takes the lead, but is he defying gravity?
The opposition leader is now ahead in the opinion polls at a time of deep unrest over the cost of living when he has no significant public plan to fix the problem.
- by David Crowe
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Australian Open
Australian golf’s biggest drawcard is also its most influential critic
Cameron Smith drew 20 times more spectators to his round than any other competitor every time he took to the fairways in Australia this summer. But he was also the most vocal critic. He’s left Golf Australia with plenty to consider about the sport’s future.
- by Peter Ryan
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Property development
The Allan government is already spruiking its housing success. Here’s what the data says
Over a year after its Housing Statement, Labor is falling short of its lofty targets – and that’s if its estimate stacks up. If it doesn’t, things are even worse.
- by Rachel Eddie and Kieran Rooney
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Australian cricket
This Australia-India Test series will only get more hot-tempered
Travis Head and Mohammed Siraj embraced and Australia triumphed, but history shows there will be more twists to come.
- by Daniel Brettig