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JUSTIN Langer insists he had no issue receiving confronting feedback from captains, players and staff during his tenure as head coach of the Australian men’s cricket team.THE Liberal party’s newly-installed candidate for Ryde joined fellow councillors at a five-star city hotel for a “planning weekend” 13 kilometres from home that cost ratepayers up to $10,000.SIX out of every seven properties in some NSW towns will be effectively uninsurable by the end of the decade, according to startling new research.A SYDNEY school has been forced to suspend production of a “fake history” play that wrongly claimed Captain Cook landed in Australia in 1788 with the First Fleet as a “coloniser” – when the explorer was long dead by then.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NSW towns that have repeatedly bounced back from flooding since being settled in the mid-1800s now face an uncertain future as insurers abandon insurers abandon them, leaving residents in no man’s land.NEWCASTLE breakfast host Steve Grahame has been suspended following an alleged incident at the Australian radio industry’s big awards night.ELEVEN children were treated for burns — with two of them severely injured — after a science experiment involving methylated spirits “went wrong” at a northern beaches primary school on Monday.DAVID Warner has unloaded on Cricket Australia for the “traumatising” delay in making the changes which have opened the door for the batting star to overturn his lifetime leadership ban.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Desperate parents are urging NSW Education Minister Sarah Mitchell to ban the “plague” of mobile phones in high schools, claiming their children are being distracted from learning and struggling to make friends. THE state’s top cop wants to “do ­better” to protect and support ­victims of sexual ­assault, introducing mandatory training for all would-be detectives. The medical expert who studied former Queensland Origin and Cowboys coach Paul Green’s death has called for every NRL player to donate their brain and urged the code to introduce a beefed-up CTE policy to combat life-threatening head injuries. The top 10 Sydney suburbs where buyers can find the best lifestyle with the most bang for their buck –can be revealed.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It was a flash flood that arrived with almost no warning, a “tsunami” that slammed into the tiny town of Eugowra. A SURGE in the number of athletes addicted to gambling is escalating the threat of match fixing in Australian sport at all levels by overseas crime gangs. FEDERAL Labor MPs are now as likely as their Coalition counterparts to own three or more properties, marking a definitive shift away from the party’s working-class roots. A KITCHEN hand, a pizza boy and a desperate housewife were among a group of 23 people who plundered more than $1.3m by posing as struggling businesses at the height of the pandemic.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

FIREFIGHTERS will refuse to enter new Sydney Metro tunnels after claiming key safety features of the mega project are below Australian standards.THE golden days of cheap airfares and low cost travel are a thing of the past with aviation experts warning high prices are here to stay.AN ugly, expletive-laden voicemail sent by convicted drug smuggler Michael Ibrahim to his sister in which he called her a “f..king stupid c..t” and threatened to kill her family, came from a place of deep and abiding love, a court has heard. POP star Guy Sebastian’s former manager has been jailed for embezzling more than $620,000 of the singer’s earnings.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

GLOBAL security tensions are at their highest point since the start of the war in Ukraine after a missile crossed into Poland and killed two people.DONALD Trump has launched his third White House campaign despite growing opposition to the former president within his own party and multiple investigations that could lead to criminal charges.STATE Labor leader Chris Minns says the federal government got it wrong by not consulting with community leaders before repatriating a group of ISIS brides in western Sydney.NASA launched the most powerful rocket ever built on a journey to the Moon on Wednesday, in a spectacular blaze of light and sound that marked the start of the space agency’s new flagship program, Artemis.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

AFTER dumping ISIS brides and their children in their electorates – and refusing to address the concerns of the community – PM Anthony Albanese is now asking residents of Sydney’s west to dig deep and attend a fundraiser for the Labor Party, to be held in the very area where the returned terror brides have been re-homed. THE distraught mother of a toddler mauled to death says her little boy might still be alive if she hadn’t been given temporary accommodation at a motel with large dogs.A WAR has broken out between Dominic Perrottet and ClubsNSW over a deal that will save The Star Casino $1 billion in taxes, signed at the time he claimed he was “uncomfortable” about gambling revenue. VICTOR Radley faces a potential NRL sanction as an investigation is launched after the England star allegedly headbutted an Irish player.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SYDNEY’S peak hour trains are regularly running late and have not met their monthly on-time target of 92 per cent since May, the latest rail report card shows.MORE than a tonne of cocaine labelled “rat poison” and “plastic” was on its way to two addresses in northwest Sydney last week before federal agents caught the $440 million load.THREE young people suffered serious head injuries after a suspected stolen car carrying five smashed into a tree and burst into flames while being pursued by police in Sydney’s north.CRICKET Australia has offered to host a test match between India and Pakistan after the T20 clash between the two teams was a sellout success.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

They say powerful figures in an international drug smuggling cartel took advantage of their old age and waning influence by sending them in as “stooges“ on a “suicide mission” to retrieve a $47 million cocaine shipment, their lawyers told the Downing Centre District Court this week.THE ambitious son of an Australian golfing legend is going toe-to-toe with one of the country’s most powerful men in a $2.9bn war for NRL funding. “Dad taught me to stand up and fight for what you believe in,” says Rugby League Players’ Association boss Clint Newton, the son of Jack Newton – the legendary Australian golfer who died earlier this year.WITH his personal life in turmoil and his career as a highly-paid cricket commentator behind him, retired cricketer Michael Slater is making plans to reinvent himself – as a mental health counsellor based at glamorous Queensland holiday hotspot Noosa.“PERSONALITIES” should be taken out of the investigation into the disappearance of William Tyrrell and the focus should be solely on finding the missing toddler, NSW’s Police Commissioner said.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The ARL Commission has tabled a landmark $1.3 billion deal that will make NRL stars the highest-paid generation of players in rugby league’s 114-year history. WIFE killer Chris Dawson has been called a “conniving monster” after he avoided eye-contact with his daughter as she told of the moment she had to explain to her daughter why her “grandfather killed her grandmother”. CLUBS and pubs across NSW fear their revenue would nosedive by 30 per cent with the introduction of a cashless gaming card, with the industry saying it would cost jobs and hurt communities. FIRST-HOME buyers could head out to auctions from Saturday with the promise of getting a refund on their stamp duty after the government’s land tax reforms were passed. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NRL clubs are set to celebrate a $300 million bonanza with League Central to deliver record grants as the warring parties move a step closer to brokering peace in rugby league’s funding negotiations. INTERNATIONAL cricket star Danushka Gunathilaka allegedly refused to wear a condom while having “rough” sex with a woman he met on the dating app Tinder, a court has heard. JIM Wilson says he is looking toward his next broadcast chapter after standing down from his high-profile radio gig. ANTHONY Seibold will return to Brisbane as the headline act at Magic Round when the Sea Eagles play the Broncos on day one of the annual three-day event.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TEACHERS who put on three kilograms because they’re bingeing on junk food or who find themselves watching too much “mindless television” among other bad habits have been told to see a psychologist in an official bid to prevent burnout.THE Climate 200 federal election-funding juggernaut is facing allegations of hypocrisy for accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars from donors who made their wealth off the oil and gas industries.A TWO-YEAR-OLD boy has died after a horrific dog attack while with his mother at a motel in country NSW.CONTROVERSY seems to work for KIIS FM duo Kyle Sandilands and Jackie ‘O’ Henderson who have trumped market leader Ben Fordham on 2GB in the all important breakfast radio ratings.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

LIBERALS are slamming the Americanisation of Australian politics after staggering figures revealed self-proclaimed independent candidates received almost $6m in combined funding from a single organisation. THE daughter of controversial surgeon Charlie Teo has accused police of unnecessarily calling in gang-busting Raptor Squad officers to kick down the door to a “relaxed” inner city house party and arrest two people.LUXURY Italian restaurant and food emporium Bel & Brio in Barangaroo has dramatically had its doors locked after failing to pay rent, leaving customers and staff stranded.SRI Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka will remain behind bars until next year after he was charged with the sexual assault of a Sydney woman but he has the “full support” of his country’s high commission.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Passengers will pay an extra 20 cents on taxi and ride share trips until 2030 to fund an extra $260m in industry assistance under a final ultimatum from the Perrottet government. An ageing hospital in Sydney’s southwest will get a much- needed facelift if Labor wins government next March with leader Chris Minns committing $225m over three years to Canterbury Hospital. A senior cop in charge of stopping gang violence says almost every gangster behind Sydney’s 14 underworld murders is now in jail or has fled overseas. League bosses Peter V’landys and Andrew Abdo have cancelled their trip to Eng­land for the World Cup final as the club funding row reaches breaking point amid extraordinary threats of disgruntled clubs setting up a breakaway competition. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sydney Airport has been hit by an invasion of elderly foreign drug mules who have told Australian Federal Police officers that they were forced into smuggling after being scammed and blackmailed by overseas criminals. The only photograph that Kathleen Fol-bigg has of her four dead children – is a treasured, but battered newspaper clipping from 2003, when she was found guilty of smothering her four infant kids. A criminologist says there has been a “major stuff-up” in the investigation into the disappearance of William Tyrrell, where police have been under pressure to get outcomes not possible without “eroding due process”, Patients will be checked in to serviced apartments complete with ensuites and living areas while they recuperate, under a state government “medi hotel” trial designed to free up hospital beds. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s been revealed Taronga zoo staff risked their lives to search for two children who had become separated from their school group while a family of lions were on the loose. Shane Watson has revealed in his new book that he spent ­almost 18 months after the tragic death of Phillip ­Hughes “petrified” that he would suffer the same fate. Savagely killed by her jealous ex after weeks of stalking and threats, Ruth Mataafa was victim to “domestic violence at its worst”. You will need to earn more than $300,000 a year to ­afford a typical house in nearly half of Sydney thanks to the biggest interest rate hikes in 30 years. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mulptile complaints from Sydney’s most exclusive taxpayer funded mansion have forced family events near the Botanic Gardens to reduce noise. A shocking court case has revealed William Tyrrell’s foster mother was grilled in secret hearings over allegations she dumped the boy’s body in bushland after he fell from a balcony and died. Every seven minutes a cyber crime is reported in Australia. Jackson Hastings could end up the surprise odd man out following Wests Tigers’ stunning deal that is set to land star English international John Bateman. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lions on the loose within 100 metres of families sleeping in tents caused panic at Taronga Zoo as their great escape gripped Sydney for hours yesterday morning. Police are offering a reward of up to $1m for the capture of fugitive Rajwinder Singh who they believe fled to India following the horrific murder of young Queensland woman Toyah Cordingley. Health Minister Brad Hazzard has taken the extraordinary step of threatening legal action against One Nation Leader Mark Latham over a series of tweets he considers could be defamatory. Grandparents are feeling insulted and downgraded by a “woke” push by a growing number of NSW schools to hold “Grandfriends Days” instead of Grandparent Days. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A major power struggle has broken out inside the Comancheros... The wet weather was not enough to stop a crowd of almost 74,000 attending the Melbourne cup yesterday, as Mark Zahra rode Gold Trip first past the post in the first Cup in front of unrestricted crowds since 2019. A debt of several thousands of dollars may have been the spark for three men allegedly kidnapping and assaulting a man at a home in Sydney’s west. Seven interest rate rises in a row might not be enough as economists predict an eighth straight jump in December. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A last minute decision to dress up and celebrate Halloween while holidaying in Seoul proved fatal for a Sydney woman killed in the horror stampede which claimed more than 150 lives. Furious Western Sydney leaders are calling for an urgent meeting with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, accusing him of resettling ISIS families into their neighbourhoods without enough community consultation. Former Liberal party staffer Bruce Lehrmann will be retried for the alleged rape of Brittany Higgins in a second trial commencing 20th February next year We're for Adelaide and South Australia- these are today's headlines from the Advertiser. Sydney racing will join the party today with new $2 million race The Big Dance at Royal Randwick and the city’s top trainers and riders staging a raid across the border to take the Melbourne Cup.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The state’s year 9 boys have recorded their worst performance in NAPLAN testing of grammar and punctuation since tests began more than a decade ago while the latest annual snapshot reveals a growing crisis in our regional and remote schools. A mafia-style standover cartel calling itself “The Commission” has warned Sydney drug dealers if they drop the price of cocaine, “we will go after your families”. A crackdown on tax cheats will try to claw back some of the $33.4bn individuals and dodgy businesses are estimated to owe the federal government. And in sport, Italy captain Nathan Brown has opened the door for a fairytale return to Wests Tigers as he prepares to head back to Sydney and confront the lingering uncertainty over his future at Parramatta. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The upcoming second inquiry into Kathleen Folbigg’s convictions for killing four of her children, will explore new genetic evidence. Premier Dominic Perrottet is tipped to conduct one last cabinet reshuffle before the state election. Parents desperate to have their young children vaccinated against Covid have been denied the right. The father of Broncos NRL superstar Payne Haas has opened up about his private strugglesFor updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Professor featured on explosive 60 Minutes episode on Charlie Teo says he was kept in the dark about the story’s direction. Ash Barty has revealed she suffered deep insecurities over her body image as a young tennis star. Federal Government focusing on regulations to stop cyber assaults. Buyers paying exorbitant sums at auction, despite a deepening housing market downturn.For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brittany Higgins accused rapist has referred her to police suggesting she could be charged for her speech after the jury was discharged. The medical records and banking details of tens of thousands of people have been exposed by a cyber security hack on Australian Clinical Labs. Housing affordability, energy and cost-of-living relief are top priorities for Opposition Leader Peter Dutton. The pressure is mounting on under-fire skipper Aaron Finch as Australia prepares to play England. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Growing calls for the federal government to prevent spiralling energy costs, after the budget revealed expected 56 per cent increase. Home prices have plunged by the biggest margin since records began. Crackdown on foreign drivers using overseas licences delayed. The breeder of Caulfield Cup winner Durston has questioned the Melbourne Cup’s status.For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has delivered Labor’s first Budget in almost a decade, sticking mainly to promises made during the election campaign. Common over-the-counter vapes being sold to school kids are packed with nicotine. Premier Dominic Perrottet vows to do everything possible to save the state’s $1bn food bowl. Sydney uni student pleads guilty to selling ­unlicensed supplements and ­injectables.For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A bikie associate on bail over a shooting has allegedly cut off his ankle bracelet and gone on the run, sparking a major police manhunt. Health Minister Brad Hazzard will retire from politics at the next election. NSW faces being “short changed” by GST distributions. Protesters plan to disrupt Jordan Peterson’s speaking tour in Australia.For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Daily Telegraph understands the victim was grabbed early Thursday near his home and endured the shocking ordeal overnight. UN prison inspectors have been forced to cut their controversial audit of Australian prisons short. Women are a central part of the federal government’s first budget. Local councils need to be given extra funding to help prepare for and limit damage from natural disasters.For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Veteran Liberal MP and minister David Elliott will quit state politics rather than take part in a messy preselection battle to become a candidate in the upcoming March state election. Gender-neutral claiming will form part of a modernised government-paid parental leave scheme which will be expanded to families earning up to $350,000. After a five year hiatus and a protracted court battle that saw him acquitted of sexual assault charges, Craig McLachlan will finally step back onto the stage. The Australian Defence Force will dramatically upscale its push for new recruits with a return to grassroots campaigns. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rising interest rates hammer first homebuyers who snapped up properties in Western Sydney’s new housing estates. Companies that fail to protect Australians’ personal data will face fines of hundreds of millions of dollars. Dirtiest beaches along the NSW coast revealed. Teen basketball sensation Josh Giddey is now a $6 million man.For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Victorian Greens Senator Lidia Thorpe resigns from the leadership team following revelations she had a relationship with an ex-bikie boss. Medibank cyber attack branded “a dog act” by Cyber Security Minister Clare O’Neil. Fruit and vegetable prices expected to soar due to major flooding across Australia. Tim David is ready to take the Twenty20 World Cup by storm.For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

United Nations prison inspectors were sent packing after they tried to investigate the Queanbeyan Court Cells without permission. Scots College students caught on camera using counterfeit notes in a bid to swindle an eastern suburbs newsagent. Bruce Lehrmann trial jury retires to consider its verdict. Proposal made to replace the current NRL transfer system with a trade window.For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Facial recognition security cameras will appear in all NSW pubs and clubs to keep problem gamblers away from poker machines. New venue granted a rare licence to trade until dawn. Anthony Albanese’s half-brother has opened up for the first time about their long-distance relationship. St George Illawarra’s Jack Gosiewski reveals he didn’t play another game of NRL after a heartbreaking choice.For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Premier Dominic Perrottet has vowed to raise the Warragamba Dam wall alone if the federal government refuses to come to the table. Former NRL star Brett Finch says he left vile child abuse messages in a desperate attempt to obtain drugs. It will take The Star casino 12 to 18 months to return to suitability to hold its own gaming licence. Des Hasler’s lawyer has fired off a legal letter to Manly demanding the club compensate his client a whopping $1m.For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A convicted terrorist who threatened to behead a cop and once declared he was “at war” with Australia will walk free from prison this week, five years after he was jailed for an Islamic State inspired knife attack in inner Sydney. Star Entertainment faces the appointment of an external manager to oversee its Sydney casino, but will be allowed to keep its operating licence. Three people were killed and two others rushed to hospital after a horror car crash in Canberra yesterday. George Kambosos insists he will not retire in the wake of his punishing but courageous loss to Devin Haney in a blood-and-thunder rematch in Melbourne. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

RUGBY LEAGUE BOSS: OUR PLAYERS ARE NOT THUGS The ARL Commission boss nsists the NRL is not gripped by a player-behaviour crisis following recent off-field scandals that have tainted the code’s stars as lawless louts. Families will get a small return on their favourite tipple with the State Government expanding the Return And Earn recycling scheme to include booze. Two-time Golden Slipper winning horse trainer Gary Portelli has been attacked at an Illawarra racecourse, with a man charged over the alleged assault. Doctors are sounding a warning about the growing misuse of a common over the counter cough medicine as a way to get high. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sydney's latest stadium stoush has gone nuclear after a recorded conversation emerged in which Prime Minister Anthony Albanese demanded to NSW Premier Dom Perrottet that a new Roosters sign at Allianz Stadium be “torn down”. HSC students are now so crippled by anxiety about their performance during exams that an extraordinary one in 10 are now claiming the right to have a rest every 30 minutes. The death of a man on the Hume Motorway was discovered only when a truck driver checked his dashcam footage two days after the accident. The Greens have begun a new push to abolish traditional prayers in the NSW Upper House, claiming they “devalue” people and are “inappropriate in a country that values religious diversity.” For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of Police Minister Paul Toole’s brothers has been arrested over his alleged involvement in a large drug supply syndicate, just days after another sibling was put behind bars on unrelated charges. GEN Z HSC students are less likely to want to study academically demanding university subjects in the health fields next year... while a growing number are hoping to pursue creative careers like fashion design. Google's Asian subsidiary that takes Australian businesses’ money for online search advertising is paying barely five per cent tax on the web giant’s mega-profits. The Everest is reinventing racing for a whole new generation of Millennials who will make up the majority of the 40,000 plus crowd at Royal Randwick on Saturday. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The NSW Police Force is a step closer to being more powerful than ever before, with the first round of a law reform package targeting the city’s crime clans being approved by parliament Tuesday night – ahead of a second round being rolled today. Jame Ruse’s 26-year reign as the state’s most intelligent school could be under threat with a girls’ school predicted to take the coveted prize of topping this year’s HSC rankings. A $500 million “black hole” has emerged in Labor’s policy to increase penalties for business wrongdoing, which the federal government was relying on to offset other budget costs. Manly owner Scott Penn has confirmed Des Hasler has until the end of the week to decide whether he will remain as Sea Eagles coach as the club takes steps to future-proof its football success. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.au. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New rules will be introduced to govern how early entry university offers are given to Year 12 students, after Daily Telegraph audit. Warning signs will be reinstated before and after mobile speed cameras from January next year. A sea lion has injured two children in an attack near Perth, sending them to the hospital. Champion sprinter Nature Strip is set to become the first odds-on favourite to contest The Everest at Royal Randwick.For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Foreign-trained doctors caught up in red tape could help solve the nation’s crippling GP shortage. Tennis Australia boss Craig Tiley has confirmed Novak Djokovic wants to return to Melbourne for the Australian Open, as the Federal Government weighs up whether to let him back in the country. Staff shortages could force restaurants, bars and cafes to close their doors for almost half the week, offering limited menus and taking 25 per cent longer to serve customers this summer. Manly has started preliminary talks with former Test and NSW captain Laurie Daley about joining the club as a consultant from next season.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tradies, emergency service workers, senior teachers and nurses would have their promised tax breaks trimmed if the Albanese government changed stage three cuts for aspirational Australians. Two major Australian brands are reviewing their advertising spend on KIIS FM in an effort to distance themselves from Sydney’s FM king Kyle Sandilands. A teenager allegedly sent SMS messages to Optus customers demanding they pay $2,000 into a bank account or he would release their personal information. And… Anthony Seibold’s NRL coaching return could only be days away as part of a proposal put to Sea Eagles coach Des ­Hasler.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Albanese government’s decision to repatriate the family members of Islamic State fighters has been slammed as “irresponsible and offensive” by members of Western Sydney’s largest Assyrian community, many of whom fled Syria and Iraq to escape ISIS atrocities. Plans to help floodproof western Sydney and save lives by raising the wall of Warragamba Dam have taken a giant leap forward, with Premier Dominic Perrottet declaring the project will be fast-tracked following 18 months of extreme weather. Brittany Higgins faced Bruce Lehrmann on Wednesday ACT Supreme Court and, the man she says sexually assaulted her while she was unconscious on a couch in the office of their boss – then-Coalition minister Linda Reynolds. And..Manly chair and owner Scott Penn is jetting back into the country from New York to front a board meeting that will determine the future of coach Des Hasler with skipper Daly Cherry-Evans distancing himself from the saga yesterday.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Three years after former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins was allegedly raped in a federal minister’s office inside Parliament House, she has returned to the capital to testify against her alleged attacker. NSW Veterans Minister David Elliott is appealing to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to reverse the “utter madness” of a government plan to bring the wives and children of ISIS fighters back to Sydney. Tennis star Nick Kyrgios will attempt to have a charge of ­assaulting his former girlfriend Chiara Passari dismissed on mental health grounds. Economists are hopeful interest rate rises are slowing down after the Reserve Bank increased rates for the sixth month in succession, but by a smaller than expected 0.25 of a percentage point. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Penrith players have revealed the Top Gun inspiration which helped drive them to premiership success. Optus chief executive Kelly Bayer Rosmarin denies there is a rift between the company and the federal government and says the telco is co-operating fully with all investigations into a massive data breach. Household water bills will shoot up by $130 per year if Warragamba Dam’s maximum capacity is lowered/ Staggering $47.8 billion has been clawed back by the Australian Taxation Office in the past five years from tax cheats as well as people making mistakes on their tax returns, it can be revealed.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Penrith rules the west after joining some of the game’s greatest teams to win back-to-back NRL titles. Jewish leaders have condemned Sydney soccer fans “in the strongest possible terms” after patches of supporters appeared to give Nazi salutes and jeered during the Welcome to Country at the final of the Australia Cup. Eighteen people were hospitalised from suspected drug overdoses after taking illegal substances at two music festivals at the weekend, which marked the beginning of the Sydney party season. Federal government ministers have blasted Optus for not handing over the details of customers caught up in a mammoth data breach and have warned some leaked information will “be out there forever”. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Covid isolation could be a thing of the past if Dominic Perrottet is able win his crusade today to convince other Premiers to scrap mandatory isolation for positive cases. Troubled game show host Andrew O’Keefe has been rallying his “band of brothers” at a rebab centre. A Dover Heights father charged with having a shortened gun inside his family home claims it was a relic belonging to his deceased father. Racing and rugby league chief Peter V’landys may be a tough negotiator but, according to the person who knows him best, his most admirable quality is that he treats everyone the same. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The lead-up to Sunday night’s NRL grand final has been hijacked by a scalping scandal. Sharks star Nicho Hynes capped a remarkable first-up season at Cronulla by claiming the prestigious Dally M Medal with the highest individual score in the award’s 43-year history. The elite Knox Grammar School has been rocked by more upheaval with the resignation of its head chaplain over his relationship with a female chaplain. Treasurer Jim Chalmers says Australians should be consulted on who they want to appear on future $5 notes, with King Charles III not necessarily the automatic choice For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

High-performing teachers could be paid super salaries –while their peers will get no pay rise at all – under a bold plan to stop good teachers leaving the classroom. Parramatta Labor MP Andrew Charlton has denied claims he just is a Bellevue Hill blow-in after his new Western Sydney neighbours said they had not seen him since the federal election. Optus customers are are “furious” at the lack of security around their personal information as the hacker purportedly behind the massive breach claims to have deleted the stolen data. A climate protester who brought the Sydney Harbour Tunnel to a standstill by locking herself to the steering wheel of a car has avoided punishment. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The practice of teachers choosing their friends or the union delegate to conduct official evaluations of how well they deliver lessons and manage a classroom of students will cease after the state government put a stop to the practice. It’s been revealed a husband kept his wife alive by breathing into her mouth and begging her not to give up as they clung to a tree in floodwater while holding their youngest two children. Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s plans to overhaul land tax – potentially hitting NSW investors from across the border – could fall flat on its face if other states refuse to share their residents’ information. An expert says Australia needs to ­urgently reassess its data protection laws after customers who left Optus a year ago had their data ­exposed in a hack that has left the telecommunications ­industry reeling. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.au,See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.