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The battle for Western Sydney kicks off this week as the two men vying to be Australia’s prime minister  The greatest comeback in Australian sporting history just had its second coming, with tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes becoming a co-owner of the South Sydney Rabbitohs Shoppers are being urged to begin hunting for their Christmas presents as soon as possible amid supply  issues and labour shortages  And Parramatta is playing another dangerous game of contract poker over the stalled negotiations with captain Clint Gutherson.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Even a modest interest rate rise would send many homeowners who bought recently at high prices in hundreds of NSW areas into severe mortgage stress  Returned travellers now owe the NSW government more than $110 million in quarantine hotel fees When police switched a $186 million shipment of narcotics with a load of house bricks they didn’t expect to start an internal war inside a drug smuggling syndicate. And The NSW government is considering a $120 million project to put a retractable roof over Stadium Australia in HomebushSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tax cuts worth $1080 to millions of Australians could be extended to avert a hip-pocket hit to low and middle-income earners after next year’s ­election. A 13 y/o girl caught lighting a fire in Western Sydney will come face-to-face with firefighters, police and a victim of a devastating arson attack Australia's longest ever zip-line will be created on the edge of Sydney  And An undercover cop was ­injected into Mostafa Bal­uch’s alleged drug syndicate by a mysterious person known only as “Antman”.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New world-leading capabilities created by the Australian Federal Police provided the crucial last piece of information that led to Mostafa Baluch’s return  Abti-coal activists are costing the economy millions of dollars by crippling the Hunter’s rail network  At least half of all Australia’s population growth should be in the regions under a bold push from the Nationals  And Brandon Smith will keep the clutch of Queensland clubs fighting for his signature on hold until he has met with the Sydney Roosters.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Accused drug kingpin Mostafa Baluch was planning to sail from far north Queensland to Indonesia and then to Thailand, before finally taking a flight to eastern Europe to see powerful crime friends. A rain bomb has swept through NSW and triggered flooding in parts as the state braces for more than a month’s worth of rainfall in just three days. The crippled Inner West Light Rail fleet was deemed to be in “good” condition by government bureaucrats less than a year ago And Benji Marshall will make a ­romantic return to Wests Tigers next season.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sydney’s spring racing carnival now boasts the two richest races in the nation with the Golden Eagle receiving a prizemoney boost to $8m from next year.  A new billion-dollar fund will invest in low emissions steel, aluminium, livestock feed, batteries and other technologies in a bid to ensure Australian green business ideas can compete globally. Questions about an actress, tweezers and a poem about quartz crystals left some HSC students stumped after their first exam yesterday but the trickiest test will be today when they are expected to write more than 3000 words in just two hours. And in sport, Manly’s Tom Trbojevic is the superstar behind the NRL decision’s to award Manly a staggering 12 free-to-air games in 24 rounds next season.  For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A senior member of the Finks bikie gang allegedly caught with a handgun while on bail for other offences was released back into the community by a Sydney magistrate the next day  Australia will be “cautious” in approving Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11  With a blitz of regional NSW featuring hard hats, factory tours and group selfies, Prime Minister Scott Morrison is stepping up his unofficial campaign as the next election looms. And Instagram has seen a dramatic slump in use by young Australians, according to confidential internal documents.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Children aged five to 11 are unlikely to get a Covid-19 vaccine before the end of the school year, with the summer holidays looming as a nightmare for families as unvaccinated kids are subjected to longer quarantine.  The father of twin daughters who died in a blaze had returned with his girlfriend from a bonfire at her Byron Bay commune to find smoke billowing from the bedroom where they slept. The highest-ranked woman in the Perrottet government has taken a swipe at the NSW Liberals saying women were not given opportunities under Gladys Berejiklian. And in sport, Justin Langer is just two wins away from cracking Australia’s 14-year T20 World Cup curse and guaranteeing his bosses a major headache in sorting out his future. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Sydney mother is sickened and revolted after her family photos were allegedly “stolen” and used in fake accounts belonging to the man ­accused of kidnapping Cleo Smith. Dick Smith and  wife Pip will this week give $5 million to 66 charities they have supported over the past 30 years. In sport, Parramatta is  considering handing ­Curtis Scott a lifeline next season. And Covid lockdowns and ­travel restrictions have prompted professional surfer Julian Wilson to take a break with his family and choose life over the only livelihood he’s ever known.  For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sydney’s inner west light rail has been shut down for up to 18 months after cracking was found in all 12 vehicles. Childcare waiting lists are growing longer as working parents flock back to the office – but many centres are now struggling to find staff due to “no jab, no job’’ rules. Authorities have taken the dramatic step of ordering a Sydney nightclub to shut after its patrons got so drunk they ended up in a brawl and a police officer was punched in the face. And in sport, former State of Origin stars, ex-million dollar players and NRL hopefuls headline a list of players who have just weeks to prove ­themselves as first graders. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cleo Smith’s alleged abductor collects Bratz dolls and is pictured on social media wearing a shirt with cartoons on it. Drivers are set to find it easier to get a car park and people with unused driveways and parking spaces will be able to make extra cash on the side through the state government’s new Park’nPay app. Sydney pubs and bars are in a war for staff with young job-hunters picking up dozens of offers in a matter of hours – while some venues are going as far as posing as patrons to steal employees. And in sport, Mal Meninga is returning to help the Queensland Rugby League, with ARL Commission boss Peter V’landys giving the Australian coach the green light to return to the Maroons’ Origin program. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With just four words, 18 days of horror for one family was brought to a close and gave tear-filled joy to a nation that had held its collective breath. Australia will not apologise to France over the handling of a dumped $90 billion submarine contract  Thousands of offenders skipped bail last year but only 8 per cent of them had been made to lodge a financial ­surety with the court to ensure they turned up. And Tyrone May’s premiership afterglow lasted less than a month. On Wednesday, his pleas for clemency were ignored as the Penrith board decided there was no room in the club for the versatile half.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chris Waller sat in silence, watching in awe, as his champion mare Verry Elleegant raced clear in the Melbourne Cup. But all around him was sheer pandemonium. His wife, Stephanie, and their children, Tyler and Nikita, were doing the cheering for the trainer. A staggering 92 per cent of public schools selected under a government program to boost renewable energy are in the Coalition’s own seats. Australia has taken its low emissions technology plan to the world, positioning itself to be a global leader in cheap solar power that could also fuel a clean hydrogen boom. And in sport, Paul Vaughan will make his first official appearance as a Bulldog on Wednesday as the new-look Canterbury Bulldogs start off-­season training at Belmore. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

French President Emmanuel Macron knew long ago his country’s deal to build submarines for Australia was in trouble but “he just didn’t want to hear it”, despite Prime Minister Scott Morrison being upfront about issues even before the AUKUS arrangement was inked. One in five maths classes in some rural areas of NSW are taught by teachers who lack any maths training in a situation bureaucrats admit is contributing to the disparity between city and rural schools when it comes to results. Gladys Berejiklian had no concerns that Daryl Maguire told her to get a private phone and download an encrypted messaging app just four days after he told his secret lover he had been called to give evidence in a corruption probe. And in sport, Royal Randwick will be the unofficial heart of the Melbourne Cup today with a crowd that even Flemington can’t match. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atdailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Secret phone conversation reveals former premier Gladys Berejiklian boasted to her then lover Daryl Maguire how she got “$170m in five minutes” for Wagga Wagga hospital. There has been a surge of first-home buyer ­activity across pockets of Sydney’s northwest, southeast and suburbs on the city’s outer fringes. Australia is hoping for a Kiwi tourist boom this Christmas with quarantine-free travel from New Zealand set to resume from Monday. Incentivise is set to start the hottest Melbourne Cup favourite since the legendary Phar Lap. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An explosive day of evidence at the corruption watchdog has revealed Gladys Berejik­lian told Daryl Maguire she would command $140 million out of Dominic Perrottet Rolling strikes at the country’s busiest container port are set to continue for at least another month Australia's brewers want the Government to follow the lead of its UK counterpart and cut the tax rate on draught beer And From cash incentives to paying for Ubers and accommodation, offering employee share plans and even a four day working week, Steve Sidd is doing everything in his power to attract the 130 new staffSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The proposed new drugs laws designed to give users a second chance would work out tougher than the current system Gladys Berejiklian discussed marrying secret lover Daryl Maguire and having a child with him, the Independent Commission Against Corruption has heard. A thriving regional Australia and net-zero emissions are not mutually exclusive, but leaders must be “honest” with fossil fuel workers now so they are prepared for new jobs, says entrepreneur billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes. And Usman Khawaja should be the new favourite to partner David Warner in the Ashes, in a move that could also benefit young blood Will Pucovski.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Members of the Alameddine and Hamze crews are trying to escape Sydney with police targeting anyone close to the two gangs following last week’s double murder. NSW has rejected a decade of pressure to conserve water in the Murray-Darling Basin at all costs, slamming the current state of the plan as ­“environmental vandalism”. An Eastern Suburbs gym has lost hundreds of members who quit over its Covid vaccine stance, after staff were told they were not ­required to get the jab. South African star Quinton de Kock could find salvation in the Big Bash League as he faces a $500,000 banishment by the Indian Premier League over his refusal to take a knee. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Police are investigating whether a late night private jet flight from Bankstown Airport is how alleged drug kingpin Mostafa Baluch fled Sydney only hours after cutting off his tracking bracelet on Monday night. Sydney’s revamped spring racing carnival and its cache of new big-money races are proving a smash-hit with punters. Summer Bay soap star Lynne McGranger has revealed her old habit of regular cannabis usage in an upcoming memoir. Rugby league Immortal Andrew Johns has quit his role at the Eels to join the Knights coaching staff. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The love child of the late Australian cricket legend Dean Jones is suing his widow for a slice of the family’s estate. A multimillion-dollar grant to a Wagga Wagga gun club championed by Daryl Maguire would not have been ­approved by cabinet’s expenditure review committee if Gladys Berejiklian had disclosed she was in a secret relationship with the disgraced MP. Pregnant women in regional areas are waiting months to see doctors for check-ups with many towns left without a functioning birthing ward. Sydney Roosters star James Tedesco has spoken to the integrity unit, denying claims that he directed a derogatory comment toward a woman during a night out with friends last week. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A spate of by-elections to replace up to five outgoing NSW MPs are unlikely to be held until February next year. Country NSW hospitals forced to care for sick patients without any ­doctors physically present in the building. The Nationals back Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s net zero emissions target by 2050. Wests Tigers’ director of football Tim Sheens has tried to douse the speculation over Luke Brooks via a club statement on Sunday night. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription atdailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Year 12 students are at risk of descending into drinking, smoking and eating disorders as they battle deteriorating mental health. Hereditary disease genetic testing will now be covered by Medicare. A Sydney couple resell home they recently bought, with a hefty profit. Former NRL prodigy Luke Goodwin has spoken for the first time about the car crash that claimed Ben Alexander’s life in 1992. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription atdailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Soaring property prices have turned more than a million NSW homeowners into millionaires. Boxing Day sales mayhem unlikely this year as retail struggles. Alec Baldwin seen traumatised after tragic set accident with prop gun. The Matildas’ have prompted other sports to move towards reporting into Sport Integrity Australia’s national framework. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription atdailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NSW bounce back underway, with people in the state qualifying for up to $450 in vouchers. Premier Dominic Perrottet’s department pushed to block crucial evidence from being heard in public in a corruption probe into predecessor Gladys Berejiklian. Eddie Obeid was back in his own bed last night despite being sentenced to five years’ jail. NSW government is reportedly consider poaching the Formula One motor race from Melbourne. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription atdailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A teen gangster and his innocent father are gunned down in a suburban street in broad daylight. Former Premier Mike Baird tells the ICAC Gladys Berijiklian should have confessed to her secret relationship with Daryl Maguire. Michael Slater has admitted himself into treatment after being charged with stalking or intimidating his former girlfriend. Former NRL star Sam Burgess has been cleared of allegations of domestic violence For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription atdailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Premier Dominic Perrottet has backed controversial drug law reforms. The ICAC hears Daryl Maguire met with Gladys Berejik­lian while she was Treasurer where he raised his push to get millions of dollars for a Wagga Wagga shooting club. All adults in NSW will get a $50 voucher to spend on accomodation anywhere in the state. Penrith player Tyrone May is fighting for his future at the club. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription atdailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Drug users caught by police with a small amount of drugs would be given a second chance and referred to intervention programs, under a bill being drawn up by cabinet ministers. Gladys Berejiklian was secretly grilled by the ICAC as Premier. NSW farmers are warning they urgently need 16,000 workers from interstate and overseas to deliver the current harvest. Push for The Everest to be given Group 1 status. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription atdailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sydney’s cocaine addiction was evident on the first weekend after lockdown with a taxi driver among 17 people caught dealing or in possession of ­cocaine in just two nights of routine police operations across the eastern suburbs. Social media and reality TV shows have been blamed for a disturbing spike in violent attacks by schoolgirls, with the number of bashings committed at NSW public schools hitting a 20-year high. Premier Dominic Perrottet has resisted mounting pressure to ease more restrictions as NSW soared through the 80 per cent double vaccination threshold. And in sport, the investigation into the shocking behavioural problems in Australian football will begin as early as this week, coinciding with the Matildas’ biggest stars returning home for the series against Brazil. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atdailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sporting coaches, high school teachers and parents will be offered suicide prevention training as part of a $130 million state government mental health package to tackle a rise in self-harm cases. An elderly doctor with a ­religious objection to vaccinations has come out of retirement to hand out hundreds of fraudulent medical exemptions to teachers trying to avoid mandatory Covid jabs. He’s kept silent for months about the fate of his fraudster wife Melissa Caddick, but now Anthony Koletti says he believes she was murdered. And Australian female swimmers cheated out of Olympic glory by East Germany’s notorious sports doping system from the 1970s and 1980s are in line to finally get the medals they deserved. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atdailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bumper crowds will be able to gather for the rest of the Spring Carnival with capacity increased to 10,000 vaccinated racegoers. Fake vaccination certificates are being used to allow people not yet double-jabbed to access venues and use services supposedly restricted to the fully immunised. Today show is fast closing the gap on Sunrise for the nation’s top-rating breakfast show And Eased Covid restrictions will give home seekers welcome ­relief from the pressure cooker sales environment that drove up house prices by record margins during lockdown.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bombshell secret government documents reveal corruption allegations had previously been made to ICAC in 2018 about the controversial $5.5 million gun club project, now at the centre of next week’s hearings into the conduct of ­ex-premier Gladys Berejiklian. Concerns were raised about the hire-car company at the centre of the Delta outbreak months before one of its drivers tested positive to Covid. Terminally ill people are closer to being given the choice to die with a bill to legalise euthanasia introduced to NSW parliament. And in sport, Bruce McAvaney, the most respected voice in Australian sport, says the $15 million The TAB Everest has attracted its best-ever field for the Royal Randwick sprint on Saturday. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atdailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A corruption investigation into Gladys Berejiklian’s conduct will hear from newly elected deputy Liberal leader Stuart Ayres and former premier Mike Baird. Australia’s peak Muslim body has been condemned for inviting members to participate in a forum on Afghanistan that will include at least one member of the Taliban. Nuclear energy and the cost of building it in Australia is “definitely worth investigating” according to one of the nation’s top scientists, but would need political will to ever become a reality. And in sport, an expansion poaching war has broken out over Cameron Munster, with Storm supremo Matt Tripp taking aim at new club the Dolphins in their planned pursuit of the Queensland Origin star. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atdailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A bold plan to turbocharge the production of clean hydrogen in NSW is expected to create more than 10,000 jobs within the decade while helping heavy industry to decarbonise. Australia must develop a nuclear industry for the sake of national security and to protect ourselves against China or any other potential foreign threat, the nation’s top blue collar union has declared. In sport, aspiring second Brisbane team the Dolphins are ready to capitalise on a market frenzy following revelations that star NRL trio Brandon Smith, Reed Mahoney and Anthony Milford are open to offers from the expansion franchise. And Australian spinner Ashton Agar has leapt to the defence of Justin Langer after the coach uploaded a cryptic post to his social media accounts following a “horrible” 2021 which included a player-led call for him to change his ways. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atdailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pill testing at events sends the “wrong message to young people,” the state’s police minister says, ruling out calls for the government to reconsider its stance after the ACT approved the nation’s first dedicated testing centre. Small businesses, including tradies, will be able to recoup the cost of road tolls under an expanded scheme to provide rebates on state government fees and charges. Sydneysiders have been urged to “have a beer” and “get a haircut” to celebrate their freedom and support the state’s economic recovery as new data showed NSW is on track to become one of the most vaccinated populations on earth. And trainer Les Bridge’s barrier draw wishlist has two entries as he prepares Classique Legend for his title defence in the $15m TAB Everest at Royal Randwick on Saturday. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atdailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hospitality venues brace for Sydneysiders to celebrate today like it’s New Year’s Eve. Today Olympic sprinter Rohan Browning will take off down the final straight against jockey Hugh Bowman at Royal Randwick. International travel to and from Sydney will resume within weeks if home quarantine for ­vaccinated travellers is fast-tracked. Cricket is holding its breath that DRS will be available for every Ashes Test this summer, after it was ruled out for the Big Bash. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription atdailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lisa Wilkinson has revealed how she was sexually assaulted by her friend’s father when in high school. Cuts to the cost of childcare will be brought forward to March. A vaccine passport trial will begin in four different regions from Monday. Jackson Hastings says he’s returning to Australia and the NRL having redeemed himself overseas. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription atdailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former deputy premier John Barilaro was clocked at more than 30km/h over the speed limit when he lost his ­licence. The very diaries that helped convict Kathleen Folbigg may now hold the key to overturning her convictions. The NRL Integrity Unit will question Penrith Panthers co-captain Nathan Cleary after his mates breached QLD border rules. Fans will be able to watch the NRL pre-season trial matches live from their loungerooms. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription atdailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Australian Turf Club has made a fresh push to more than double the crowd at The Everest. Students across the state will be let out of lockdown sooner than expected with all grades returning to school in two weeks. The state’s police minister has told residents of the eastern suburbs to put an “end” to their cocaine addiction. Brisbane will have a second NRL club in 2023. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription atdailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben Roberts-Smith has accused Nine newspapers of paying a woman they labelled as his former mistress. The magic 70 per cent vaccination threshold has been met but Premier Dominic Perrottet will keep the weekend cancelled. Sydneysiders are racking up one million tolls every day. NRL expansion is set to face its final hurdle today. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription atdailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NSW has declared it can rescue the Ashes. Dominic Perrottet is promising NSW a brighter summer after the darkness of lockdown. Paul Toole is set to be elected the Nationals leader. Former Australian women’s football players have revealed a toxic culture within the sport. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription atdailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

No regrets from a manager wrongly sacked by Transport for NSW for helping police catch a killer. Chaos rules in the NSW government as MPs stare down a triple header by-­election. A broken foot didn’t hold Penrith’s Dylan Edwards back in Souths triumph. South Sydney contract negotiations with Cody Walker will kick off this week. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription atdailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Twelve months on from their own grand final heartache the Panthers broke the hearts of the South Sydney faithful to claim the club’s third premiership with a 14-12 victory Treasurer Dominic Perrottet is on track to be installed as NSW Premier with Stuart Ayres serving as deputy Liberal leader Australia has added an extra 15,000 doses of a lifesaving Covid-19 treatment to its national stockpile And Union threats of industrial ­action against a major electricity provider in NSW during bushfire season and peak summer demand have been slammed as a “betrayal” of regional communities.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Outgoing premier Gladys Berejiklian was planning to fight on in the job despite being made aware that she was at the centre of a corruption investigation. Treasurer Dominic Perrottet has promised to inject new blood into Cabinet should he win a party room ballot this week to become the State’s next premier. There are a million reasons why every Australian who is still unvaccinated against Covid-19 should get the jab this month. And in sport, Nathan Cleary is 80 minutes away from entering rugby league folklore in more ways than one. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atdailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the end Gladys Berejiklian didn’t have any choice but to quit as Premier, after ICAC announced it would hold a public probe into her conduct. Sydney's median house price has jumped nearly $300,000 over the past year and now stands at a whopping $1.3 million. A socialite from a prominent eastern suburbs family that made its fortune in the fashion industry has been charged by police with commercial drug supply. And The shame and embarrassment for NRL superstar Reece Walsh didn’t end last Sunday afternoon when he was forced to publicly admit he’d been charged by Queensland Police for possession of cocaine.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two regional NSW towns were hit by a tornado and hailstones the size of tennis balls thrashed other parts of the state The head of the private schools teachers union has received a slap down from the Education Minister A split within the NSW Valuer General’s office has come to light with an employee saying he couldn’t “stand in ­silence” And Former South Sydney boss Shane Richardson has opened up about the Moneyball-type recruitment strategy that has been the secret weapon behind the Rabbitohs’ mSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australia's critical infrastructure suffers a cyberattack every 32 minutes, a parliamentary body has been told. Families frazzled by homeschooling finally got some ­relief after the NSW government announced it would bring forward the reopening of schools by a week Doubts cast by former PM Malcolm Turnbull have been “totally” rejected. And Snoop Dogg, so the rum­our goes, did more than simply wear a South Sydney cap. He smoked it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NSW has hit the accelerator on its emissions reduction target vowing to halve the state’s carbon footprint in less than a decade and trigger a $37 billion investment windfall The state’s road map out of the pandemic has been slammed as a moving at a snail’s pace with businesses and the tourist-starved regions left confused and angry. A leading epidemiologist has urged the government to send kids back to school at the same time as pubs and shopping centres reopen And South Sydney has reignited the feud with Penrith only days before the grand final by making a formal complaint to the NRL See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The NRL Integrity Unit will interview Melbourne Storm stars over mobile phone footage of the pair in a hotel room with a mystery white substance. Local governments and universities are refusing to ­resume business as usual and proceed with long-awaited graduations and Christmas events. Covid-19 support payments for businesses and workers could be scrapped when NSW reaches the 80 per cent vaccination And Sea Eagles superstar Tom Trbojevic, 24, has won the 2021 Dally M MedalSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A temporary relaxing of restrictions that would allow thousands of Sydney footy fans to safely watch the NRL Grand Final inside a stadium or special live site has the backing of administrators and clubs. Rookie NRL star Reece Walsh made an emotional apology to his club and fans yesterday after he was arrested for cocaine possession during post-season celebrations on the Gold Coast. Online grocery shopping has surged in popularity over the past year, but consumers have been left wondering if they would get fresher produce in-store.... The NRL will review the head injury assessment that cleared Jarome Luai to return to the field ...after the Penrith five-eighth said he “blacked out” following the incident. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Double demerits will be scrapped for the first time this October long weekend as the State Government looks to reward residents after the pro-longed lockdown, Children as young as two could soon be receiving ­Moderna jabs, with the US manufacturer also revealing plans to make the vaccine in Australia. The biggest urban wildlife restoration project in Australia’s history, will be established in western Sydney. South Sydney co-owner and Hollywood star Russell Crowe labelled Rabbitohs coach Wayne Bennett as “incomparable”. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.