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Lametta Fadlallah knew the criminal world was a dangerous, even deadly, place to be but she chose to live in it all her adult life, marrying two big-time gangsters and she was ultimately gunned down like so many Sydney underworld figures before her. Opposition politicians would be forced to disclose who they meet with under NSW government legislation to crack down on secret lobbying. A proposed deal between telecommunications giants TPG and Telstra would spell disaster for the bush, former premier Gladys Berejiklian says, as a decision on whether to approve the plan looms. And in sport, Cameron Ciraldo will become the youngest coach in the NRL and, in doing so, ensure the most lethal boot in the game stays a Bulldog. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Starting with NRL and Penrith’s Nathan Cleary has surpassed Daly Cherry Evans as the highest-paid player in the game.  A landmark report by the state’s top water expert says Raising the Warragamba Dam wall is the best way to protect western Sydney from more devastating floods  The former head of the ADF says senior defence force personnel should not be asked to become “amateur psychiatrists” to help their juniors get through tough times. A new study revealing one child a week is ending up in hospital with a dog bite.  For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Three heartbroken families whose loved ones were killed in horrific road crashes are calling for changes to the state’s “pathetic” sentencing laws.  A bloody power struggle between Sydney Hells Angels and their Thai counterparts has sparked a recent shooting that threatens to tear the gang apart and reignite a long-term feud. Former NRL superstar Jarryd Hayne has pinned his hopes for freedom on an all-star cast of three female lawyers who will represent him in the third instalment of his rape trial. And in sport, North Queensland, Cronulla and Brisbane have built their premiership revival on a shrewd recruitment drive that has transformed the NRL trio from title pretenders to finals contenders. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Paul Green was celebrating his young son’s birthday party just 24 hours before the sudden death of the premiership-winning Cowboys coach that has rocked the NRL fraternity.  The children of Australian business journalist Cheng Lei, who was detained by Chinese authorities two years go say that not a day goes by where they don’t miss their mum.   Manly Sea Eagles hooker Manase Fainu has sensationally been found guilty of stabbing a man outside a church in western Sydney three years ago. Billed as the My Kitchen Rules lovebirds, it seems time has been called on the engagement of cooking couple Steven Budgen and Frena Yusof.  For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

China’s top diplomat in Australia says the rights of jailed journalist Cheng Lei are “well protected” despite her secret trial with no verdict, as he also denied Beijing seeks to dominate the Indo-Pacific. A patchwork of laws covering sexual assault and defining coercive control would be unified across states and territories under an ambitious plan to better protect victims of domestic and family violence. Mark Latham’s staff did not take part in a parliament-wide review into sexual harassment, bullying and misconduct, which he said was “a waste of money” and because getting offended “is a choice”. And in sport, South Sydney – the Pride of the League – are stranded embarrassingly without a home ground for 2023 because the NSW Government refuses to make what the club claims is a “simple” decision. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Olivia Newton-John’s global musical family has flooded social media with tributes. The star’s leading man in Grease, John Travolta, led the outpouring of love for Livvy, as news of her shock death swept the world. Coalition senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has urged newspaper columnist Peter FitzSimons to publicly release the audio of their recent phone interview, during which she claims she felt “bullied” by his “aggressive” manner towards her. A once high-flying real estate agent was allegedly battling major personal issues when he showed up at an eastern suburbs home and plunged a knife into the chest of his best friend’s wife. And in sport, Scott Boland may be the Ashes hero who took took down the Poms but for a handful of students at Nyangatjara College near Uluru, he will be remembered forever now as “Wati Wara”. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.au   The-world-mourns-the-loss-of-a-starSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Three of the NSW government’s most senior figures knew that John Barilaro was interested in a $500,000-a-year New York trade role but none of them raised any concerns about the former deputy premier applying for the job, a parliamentary inquiry has heard. A woman was stabbed in the chest, allegedly by a family friend, in the doorway of her eastern suburbs home before she managed to pry the knife off her attacker and throw it away as a group of hero tradies heard her scream “he’s going to kill me” and ran to her aid. A once-in-a-generation cost of living crisis is forcing Australians to crowdsource money for basics like rent and food. And in sport, Canberra’s Ricky Stuart is set to be stood down from coaching this weekend after opening up to the NRL integrity unit over why he labelled Penrith Panthers player Jaeman Salmon a “weak-gutted dog”.  For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Working families who are loading their children into cars and tents for a life on the streets are the face of a new generation of homelessness – a crisis which is decimating the middle class amid urgent calls for affordable housing. An obsessive fan has been charged with stalking one of the country’s top models after allegedly repeatedly turning up uninvited at events where she was appearing. The city’s biggest cemetery is filling up with underworld figures so rapidly that police are now patrolling it regularly, fearing rivals who bump into each other while visiting loved ones could come to blows – or worse. And in sport, Wests Tigers chairman Lee Hagipantelis has warned more spectators will be get hurt if the NSW government refuses to fund improvements to Leichhardt Oval after part of a grand stand collapsed. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australian outlaw motorcycle gangs are making $8 million a day from the sale of cocaine and ice, with new international business models turning them into billion-dollar bikies.  A teen girl raped by one of her peers at a party had to walk past her attacker in the school hallways for months, with her parents calling for schools to introduce tough new measures to protect students like her.  Desperate parents of children with terminal brain cancer are begging for them to be allowed on to a clinical trial of a new drug that offers hope – but is not approved for use in Australia. And almost 200,000 senior citizens have been effectively robbed of in-home care by changes that were supposed to make things better. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An emergency council called “Hawk” will be established to respond to catastrophes as the NSW government reveals it may cost a staggering $3 billion to buy back and swap flood-impacted properties. Punters suspected of money laundering would be banned from all pubs and clubs under a raft of options being considered by the NSW Crime Commission to clean up the industry. The premium you now have to pay to buy a home in the catchment areas of Sydney’s best schools means it could actually be cheaper to send them to private school ­instead. The state’s liquor and gaming boss has asked authorities to ramp up police school visits so young people can learn how to behave when they turn 18 and hit pubs and bars. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bushfire hero Shane Fitzsimmons is set to be dumped and the costly Resilience NSW organisation he helms drastically cut down, following a scathing review of the agency’s work in the Lismore floods.  David Elliott will strip the powerful treasury portfolio from Matt Kean if he wins the deputy leadership of the NSW Liberal Party. Senator Pauline Hanson has declared that she will make herself the face of the “no” campaign against an ­Indigenous “voice” to parliament. Manly coach Des Hasler has revealed he wants sidelined star Manase Fainu  back in his NRL side. 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 and former Minister Stuart Ayres have come to a mutual agreement that the Penrith MP would need to resign from cabinet and as the deputy Liberal party leader after a confidential briefing which raised questions about whether Mr Ayres had influence over a public-sector recruitment process.   A doctor shortage has left pregnant women in a major ­regional NSW city facing the prospect of having to rush to another town to give birth, Comanchero boss king Mark Buddle has arrived back in Australia yesterday, six years after leaving his home country.   Racing NSW has announced a lucrative stakes and infrastructure funding package providing record race prizemoney of more than $350 million this season.  For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NRL boss Peter V’landys has vowed to take the NSW government to court after Premier Dominic Perrottet pulled back from a promise to revamp suburban footy stadiums.  Repayments on a $1m loan will be nearly $1000 a month higher than they were in April after an unprecedented fourth official interest rate increase in under 100 days.  Targeted rail strikes will leave NSW commuters stranded at the platform as union ­action reignites... And after being sidelines from the game, NRL superstar Nathan Cleary looks to be pursuing another passion.  For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A respected policeman has died after an incident at Ermington Police Station in Sydney’s west.  A chief inspector with NSW Police was allegedly bashed with a bike seat pole when he tried to intervene upon seeing three teen boys abusing people at a western Sydney train station while on his way to work.  Emails released to parliament have revealed a shortlist of candidates for a plum NSW government trade role.The  August 1 signing deadline that has outraged NRL fans and made powerhouse clubs stronger is set to be scrapped.  For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Miranda MP Eleni Petinos has been dumped from cabinet amid bullying allegations. A gas shortage in NSW and southern states will force the closure of businesses and further drive up the cost of living unless exporters increase supply to the domestic market for next year, according to an “alarming” report. Australia's tax on beer is on the rise again with the biggest increase in more than three decades set to be passed on to pubs and beer lovers. A former Cronulla Sharks footballer has been awarded $38,000 in legal costs following a botched police investigation into a crash involving his black Range Rover. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ash Barty has married ­longtime partner Garry ­Kissick in a secret setting  Premier Dominic Perrottet is being urged by his own ministers to stand aside his under-fire Trade Minister Stuart Ayres  One of the state’s leading property developers has called on Premier Dominic Perrottet to fix the “forgotten” suburb of Pitt Town And Two maximum security prisoners plaited bedsheets together to form a rope to try to climb over a jail fence in an old-fashioned    breakout ­attempt from a NSW prisonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thousands of fraudulent flood grant applications totalling more than $38m have been intercepted by NSW authorities Teen rap phenomenon The Kid Laroi claims his former manager withheld money, cut deals with record labels behind his back, and engaged in behaviour that amounted to stalking. The father of a missing toddler has allegedly been caught lying to the court that is trying to find his son. And One of the AFL’s brightest young stars has been targeted in a nude photo scandal.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It will take two years for cost-of-living pressures to ease as inflation is expected to soar toward 8 per cent by Christmas Manly chairman Scott Penn has declared the club’s leadership is unanimous in wearing its controversial inclusivity ­jersey again next year. Under Fire Trade Minister Stuart Ayres has denied he wanted a name added to the “short shortlist” of people in consideration for a plum New York trade role  And NRL star Jai Arrow has taken on lawyers to try to save his dog Thor from being destroyed after it fatally mauled a pet greyhoundSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Manly has sensationally banned their seven dissenting players from attending tonight’s big match at 4 Pines Park after being warned off by NSW Police Hollywood A-lister Hugh Jackman has urged his good mate Gus Worland to use the controversy around the Manly Pride jersey to make a difference with his charity Gotcha4Life. The mother of schoolgirl Charlise Mutten has been charged as part of the investigation into her child’s horrific death. And Soaring inflation and a global slowdown has wiped more than $10 billion from Australia’s economy, with new forecasts showing the situation will get even worse next year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two part-time players, a rugby league journeyman and a grandson of an Immortal have been tasked with keeping Manly’s top eight hopes alive. About two weeks ago, one of Manly’s Pride jerseys arrived on the doorstep of Aussie A-lister Hugh Jackman. Not a single molecule of extra gas has flowed into NSW as it struggles with a gas crisis And Former deputy premier John Barilaro’s appointment to a lucrative NSW government job in New York was one of only two trade commissioner appointments that did not come before cabinet ministers before being announced.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.