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ALL Sydney residents have been urged to don a mask to help save Christmas as a mandatory local lockdown appears imminent on the northern beaches to halt a rapidly ballooning coronavirus cluster. TECH billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes still remembers the day he was cut from the high school basketball team — ending his dream of playing professionally. IT WAS the extravagant $6.5m renovation plan that...

THE northern beaches is  ­effectively under lockdown and NSW is facing potential border restrictions  after  Avalon’s COVID cluster exploded to 17 cases last night. THE HSC coronavirus class of 2020 has triumphed over adversity and performed just as well as their peers the year before, NSW Education Minister Sarah Mitchell has revealed. A GLAMOROUS former St George Bank employee used her staff acc...

THREE new cases of coronavirus just over  a week  before Christmas have  anxious health experts sweating on fears  of a fresh   outbreak in Sydney. STATE Agriculture Minister Adam Marshall has been forced to repay almost $1500 to the taxpayer after claiming a charter flight to his grandfather’s 80th birthday party on parliamentary expenses. A MEDITATION guru to the stars who was staying with  form...

ONE of the biggest financial catastrophes in Australian local government history is set to cost 300 people their jobs and force up residents’ rates by as much as 15 per cent a year. TAFE and school students will be targeted in a new state government campaign to get young people to take up a “gap year” in regional NSW in a bid to fill critical labour shortages. CONCERNS over a deal for China to bui...

HOMEOWNERS in Western Sydney’s ‘sinking suburb’ will be offered hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation for their faulty houses by one of the country’s biggest development companies. A  BID to legalise euthanasia — set to be introduced by independent MP Alex Greenwich next year — is unlikely to be considered by the government until it comes to parliament, THE state’s north is bracing for y...

Construction union officials are “living in La La Land” over plans for workers to get a three-day weekend every fortnight, Treasurer Dominic Perrottet has said. Aussie dog owners will spend more on their canine companion over its lifetime than what you would pay for an entry level BMW, with pet owners expected to splash up to $65,000 on their furry friends. Actors Daniel Macpherson and Zoe Ventour...

IT was the police WhatsApp group that has led to a misconduct inquiry, two officers sacked, a man “loaded up” and wrongly charged — and the messaging app banned across the entire police force. CHARITIES whose members trespass or engage in illegal blockades will be stripped of their registration as the federal government steps up its war against “anarchists”. Five minutes into Stellar’s chat with R...

The far north coast of NSW has taken first place for the most shark-attack prone beaches in recent years. Five ex-Prime Ministers will roll up their sleeves for a COVID-19 vaccine shot, to promote consumer confidence in the safety of the drug. Seven months after a mega boring machine punched through the second tunnel for the future Sydney Metro, crews have finally completed the sealing of the corr...

A NEW six star Sydney hotel and a $1 billion investment in our city’s future will now go ahead,  with the release of the final plans for the Pyrmont project today. AFTER a year of being locked down, hordes of Aussie holiday-makers are frantically snapping up getaway hot spots en masse while accommodation operators try to make up for lost time and pandemic-hit profits with massively inflated prices...

Defence Minister Linda Reynolds has added fuel to the fire in the wake of the Afghan war crimes report, describing the alleged actions of Australian special forces soldiers as ‘cold-blooded murder’. Figures show nearly $1 billion worth of JobKeeper payments have been blocked, or taken back by the tax office. Another NRL star has been caught up in a porn scandal. A sex tape involving Penrith Panthe...

iI’s up to everyday Aussie revellers to get behind our wine sector with thousands of local producers’ livelihoods on the line thanks to a “bullying” Beijing’s trade brinkmanship after what has already been a horror period for the beleaguered industry. AN eight metre tall chrome statue of the bus bought by legendary Parramatta Eels coach Jack Gibson for his premiership winning first grade team in 1...

SPECIAL forces soldiers say the federal government’s ­enlistment of the Queen to allow them to be stripped of their medals shows the government was planning their punishment long before the Afghan war crimes report was released. SCHOOL principals across the state have blasted pushy “Karen”-style parents demanding to select their child’s favourite teacher next year. IT’S hardly been a vintage year...

Police allege Tom Starling grabbed at an officer’s pistol before they punched him when he tried to intervene in a Central Coast brawl. Casual workers will be allowed to request a move to either a permanent part-time or full-time position in a new infustrial relations proposal. A capsule full of space rocks has fallen to the South Australian Outback after a journey of more than 5 billion kilometres...

Jack de Belin's  cancer scare has emerged after the jury in his sexual assault trial were unable to reach a verdict last week. Sniffer dogs capable of picking up signs of COVID-19 could be stationed at airports next year. The Sunday Telegraph has exclusive access to results of a police strategy against warring families in Sydney's southwestern suburbs. Penrith officials are refusing to directly an...

A decorated Afghanistan veteran thinks senior ADF leadership who trained Special Forces soldiers encouraged the attitudes of its top operators. There are calls for local councils to cut ties with Chinese sister cities. The consumer watchdog has found loyal bank customers are being dudded on home loan rates. Josh Addo-Carr has a lucrative offer from Canterbury on the table. For updates and breaking...

A decision will be made in less than a fortnight on the NSW Government's drugs plan. The Education Department will track public school students' progression after graduation to take the focus off the HSC. The jury’s retired to consider its verdict in the Jarryd Hayne sexual assault trial. Former star Gareth Widdop's slashed his asking price by a whopping two-thirds to find an NRL club next season....

NSW cabinet is split over a proposal to let drug takers escape penalties for personal use. The former wife of disgraced Liberal MP Daryl Maguire has spoken of her “hurt’’ at revelations of his relationship with Premier Gladys Berejiklian. NSW will enjoy eased restrictions on Monday. A doctor's warning that Penrith’s Brent Naden risked cardiac arrest and possible death when he allegedly played in t...

The Sydney mother of a girl with Down syndrome has embraced the successful launch of a children’s doll depicting the condition. Experts believe Twitter has prioritised its access to the Chinese market over removing a “vile” tweet from a Beijing official. The NRL will investigate Penrith Panthers star Brent Naden playing this year’s grand final with cocaine in his system.  Channel 7 claims signific...

The PM has condemned a violent image shared by Beijing’s foreign ministry spokesman on Twitter with the Australian government appealing to the platform to remove the image. Funds raised by the 2021 release of Australian Firefighters Calendar will go towards wildlife rescue. Water restrictions will be lifted from today and replaced with guidelines for households and businesses. Channel 7 has launch...

There are calls for the Australian Defence Force to reconsider stripping bravery awards from entire Special Forces units who served in Afghanistan, following damning accusations of alleged war crimes. Sydneysiders have sweltered through two consecutive days of temperatures above 40 degrees, for the first time in 80 years. In a troubling reminder of last year’s horror bushfire season, hot and windy...

The Morrison Government has made changes to its stimulus scheme, extending the construction commencement deadline from three months to six months. A report to be tabled in NSW Parliament this week has taken aim at the Department of Communities and Justice, claiming eight vulnerable children might be alive today if it had properly investigated their mental health. Erin Molan has declared she’s ment...

Allegations have emerged that missing woman Melissa Caddick may have illegally used another company’s Australian Financial Services licence without authorisation. Jarryd Hayne has admitted he knew the woman accusing him of sexual assault didn’t want to have sex, but denies forcing himself on her. Some of Australia’s most well-known, and deadly animals will be transformed into adorable animated sta...

Gladys Berejiklian is under pressure to ease COVID restrictions at large hospitality venues to save jobs and livelihoods in the lead up to Christmas. NSW Academic Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert is expected to arrive home in Australia today, following her release from Iran after being locked up for 804 days. Santa has officially been confirmed as an ‘essential worker’ and has been granted permission to ent...

Airlines and travel agencies have reportedly been flooded with bookings from Sydneysiders keen to head north, when the Queensland border reopens next week. We’ll soon get an insight into the life of Sydney nightclub boss John Ibrahim, with his book ‘Last King of the Cross’ set to be made into a major international miniseries. Parents are being urged to keep it simple when it comes to presents for...

Small hospitality venues will soon be able to double the amount of patrons allowed on their premises, with COVID restrictions easing just in time for Christmas. The family of rising Manly Sea Eagles star Keith Titmuss who died suddenly at training on Monday, has tearfully paid tribute to their ‘larrikin’. Prosecutors have dropped the final charge against a Sydney father at the centre of a legal ba...