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Australia's biggest radio star Kyle Sandilands is taking police to court after they rejected his application for a gun licence. Dominic Perrottet’s pledge to beautify Sydney will be enshrined in NSW planning rules,  Terrified for his life, OneFour gang associate was being pursued though the streets of Western Sydney when his SUV slammed into a ditch, leaving him nowhere to run. And Trav...

Buying takeaway wine or cocktails with a meal from your favourite restaurant is here to stay, with the state government permanently adopting a number of initiatives that were introduced to slash red tape during the pandemic. Lawyers, mafia figures and bikies are among 160 people being targeted by police after being caught organising crimes, including drug-smuggling and money-laundering, via the se...

Chinese hackers came within minutes of shutting down a series of power stations capable of lighting three million homes in a sneak cyber attack of a sort experts warn are becoming increasingly common – and which could be used to limit Australia’s ability to respond to a military crisis in the future. Doctors and nurses who move to work in regional Australia will have their university d...

Sydneysiders can expect more chaos due to strike action The treatment of Gladys Berejiklian by the NSW corruption watchdog has been slammed as “shameful” by Prime Minister Scott Morrison  Tasmania could be prepared to pay up to $1 million a day for the fifth cricket Test  And Craig Bellamy has fiercely defended the Melbourne Storm in the wake of Brandon Smith’s claims o...

Driving down waste through recycling and reusing materials such as tyres to make roads will feature in a new “remade in Australia” campaign as part of a “practical” environmental pitch to battleground electorates.  Up to 10,000 people could be lured into the city every year for an annual event turning more than a kilometre of George Street into a food and entertainment...

Primary school kids are on track to be given their first jab by the time they go back to school next year, with the ­Pfizer vaccine cleared for their use in Australia. Broadcaster Alan Jones is under increasing pressure to consider a tilt at federal politics with senior conservatives hoping he will – finally – agree. A bullet fired by a masked gunman who allegedly took ai...

Muffin and Tauzer are among dogs paid close to $200,000 a year to shoo marauding seagulls away from diners at the Sydney Opera House. Self-defence classes for children are being inundated by worried parents because fear of school bullying has dramatically increased after lockdown. They are the streets of gold – the glamorous strips home to billionaires, politicians and celebrities, and where...

Almost half of all students are bullied in Year 4 while by the start of high school almost every single student finds changes to their friendship circle emotionally challenging. A leading Australian epidemiologist has revealed the Omicron strain of Covid-19 traces back to its Beta strain and is expected to be curtailed to “a good degree” through existing vaccines.  Ditching contro...

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet will announce a new Minister for Cities  The NSW economy bore the brunt of the economic downturn sparked by the Delta lockdowns over the three months to September The number of fines issued by secret mobile speed cameras in October is set to be another monthly record And The number of fines issued by secret mobile speed cameras in October is set to be another mon...

NSW Police Minister David Elliott has referred a Liberal mayoral candidate at a major Sydney council to the Independent Commission Against Corruption. The spread of the Omicron variant will not mean the return of lockdowns after state and territory leaders agreed to hold their nerve as health officials wait for more information on the new virus strain.  Dominic Perrottet is set to wind back h...

Australia’s reopening plans have been dealt a blow with the opening of borders for international students, ­migrant workers and a travel bubble with Japan and South Korea pushed back two weeks. A mother whose military son committed suicide has taken the ultimate step to effect systemic change in the military, joining the Australian Defence Force herself. A full day’s walk through t...

An accused drug smuggling kingpin has been engaged by an Australian electric vehicle battery company to act as its agent in Turkey. NSW will remain open to the world by relying on strict testing and greater scrutiny of international arrivals’ travel history. More than 300 Australians had their faces and bodies disfigured in botched cosmetic surgeries. Melbourne Storm star Brandon S...

PM announces tough, new laws which force social media giants to identify perpetrators or risk incurring hefty defamation payouts. Australia has joined most of the world in closing its borders to nine ­African nations over the new Covid-19 variant. Seven is the country’s No.1 television network for 2021. Sam Burgess has been approached to fight Paul Gallen in a heavyweight showdown. For u...

Gladys Berejiklian is under increasing pressure to run against independent Zali Steggall, to win back the seat of Warringah. Black Friday sales have captured shoppers’ attention like never before. Tens of thousands of graves more than 100 years old could have their corpses evicted and the sites sold off. NSW couple now sitting on what they describe as a $30 million cash cow in meat subscript...

A sophisticated Chinese spy ship spent three weeks collecting sensitive electronic intelligence off the coast of Australia. Skyscrapers up to 330 metres high are part of a new vision for the centre of Sydney. Police and the Family Court have fears for the safety of a baby boy whose parents claim to have handed him to a woman in a Sydney convenience store. Australia’s new Test skipper is set...

How Melissa Caddick got away with ripping off her own parents, along with 72 ­investors, of more than $23.5 million has been detailed. Prime Minister Scott Morrison says religious discrimination laws will address the lack of protection for people of faith. Local special victims police squads could be established to combat sex crimes. Canterbury’s pursuit of Parramatta hooker Re...

Masks could continue to be compulsory in retail shops after 95 per cent of over-16s are fully vaccinated. PM tries to rally the team after Coalition officials cross the floor on mask mandates. A court has refused to hand over documents detailing why a magistrate allowed an alleged rapist to walk free on bail. The Tim Paine sexting scandal has sparked a war across the game, with Cricket Tasman...

The Prime Minister and the Premier have united to seek a resolution for the distraught family who want a memorial at Oatlands Golf Club. Basic infrastructure projects are blocking the construction of almost 70,000 greenfield homes. The Federal Court has appointed liquidators to sell off Melissa Caddick’s assets. The Canterbury Leagues Club employee who leaked a photo of Penrith’s Vilia...

Oatlands Golf Club has been slammed for pursuing an apartment development just six months after rejecting a memorial for four children who died in a car crash. Plans are under way to permit international students, working visa holders and refugees to enter Australia as soon as the first week of December. Women, small business owners and Asian Australians could be key to the federal election. Forme...

Exclusive: Tim and Bonnie Paine discuss what they’ve been going through since Tim sensationally quit as Test captain on Friday. TV host Matt Doran was suspended by Seven Network bosses after offending pop diva Adele. William Tyrrell’s foster mother has hired one of Australia’s most respected criminal barristers. Nikita Tszyu has signed a fight contract to turn professional early...

The shock exit of Australia‘s Test captain Tim Paine hits global news. The Federal Government is trying to claw back more than $191 million for overpayment of the childcare subsidy. Unaffordable property prices have led to the emergence of “mortgage mates”. Former NSW Labor minister and powerbroker Eddie Obeid is expected to head back to jail in Cooma. For updates and breaking ne...

William Tyrrell’s foster grandmother’s car, now seized by police, had already been examined days after the toddler went missing. Premier Dominic Perrottet will use The Daily Telegraph’s Bradfield oration to bolster a new vision for Sydney. Justin Hemmes has expanded his empire by taking over the food and drink outlets at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Wests Tigers secure a major coup...

Clubs in Sydney’s north will ban unvaccinated staff and patrons until at least January 31 next year. William Tyrrell’s foster parents have been charged over the alleged assault of another child. Dining tables the length of five-and-a-half Olympic swimming pools will run down the centre of George Street next month. Penrith grand final hooker Api Koroisau has been formally told of the &l...

Biological grandmother of William Tyrrell welcomes detectives’ attention on a suspect she’s had eyes on “from the beginning”. Australia will accelerate development of super computers to protect critical infrastructure. A bid to extend emergency Covid-19 powers has been pushed back until next year. Male NSW State of Origin players could cop pay cuts to ensure their female eq...

The suspect in the disappearance of William Tyrrell has had a child removed from her custody and an AVO sought against her. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has effectively fired the starting gun on the election campaign. A police strike force has been established to crack down on anti-coal activists holding freight companies hostage in the Hunter Valley. Justin Langer has been praised from play...