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An accused international crime kingpin allegedly at the centre of an Asian cartel that controls Australia’s drug trade has sensationally been dragged here to face trial. Fraudsters are ripping off the NDIS by up to $1.45bn a year with the disability scheme now the target of organised crime gangs, according to intelligence provided to the federal government. These are the results Australia’s fertility doctors don’t want you to see – a league table of the success rates of IVF clinics. And better surveillance, higher employment and the gentrification of parts of Sydney’s west have driven a steep drop in burglaries, and the city now has the lowest incidence of breaking and entering crime on the eastern seaboard. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sydney real estate is set to become a tale of two cities – a strong market for well-connected suburbs with large, quality homes, but a plunging market for everywhere else. Two of our most violent killers – baby-faced stalker Daniel Kelsall and caravan park murderer Kelvin Willmott – have not only become lovers in jail but want their relationship to be legally recognised as “de facto”. Premier Dominic Perrottet has unveiled his vision for overhauling rail travel as the State government confirmed a $500 million commitment in the upcoming NSW Budget to upgrade the Sydney to Central Coast link.  And an investigation into suspicious gaming transactions has uncovered staff linked to organised criminal groups, whom authorities believe could be facilitating money laundering operations. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Supermarket prices have surged by at least 12 per cent since last year, an investigation by The Daily Telegraph shows, adding $1400 to a ­typical family’s annual grocery bill. The Attorney-General has ­intervened in the case of a convicted paedophile and former pony club president who has walked free on bail while he awaits sentence. The father of a young boy who spent Wednesday missing in Sydney’s northwest has been arrested after police ­allegedly found a drug lab in his home when they went to tell him his son had been ­located. And in sport, Billy Slater has just revealed to the entire NRL the secret to beating Penrith — bash Nathan Cleary. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some of Sydney’s biggest ­private schools are set to have their funding slashed after the federal government started tracking the incomes of private school parents The energy crisis in NSW comes after years of gas ­projects being stalled, delayed and rejected by successive state governments Palliative care patients in NSW will get access to better care and pain management services as part of a $743m budget  And Warriors owner Mark Robinson has ruled out Michael Maguire for the top job amid See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Recent homebuyers face forking out an extra $4000 a year in mortgage repayments this year amid growing rate hikes Unvaccinated teachers should be allowed to go back to work, Premier Dominic Perrottet says The bodies of two women in their 20s have been found in a flat in Sydney’s inner-west, apparently having been there undiscovered for several days. And Wests Tigers are set to step up their pursuit of Penrith assistant Cameron Ciraldo following Michael Maguire’s axing.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Drivers will get up to $750 cash back in their pockets each year as part of a major toll relief overhaul  Unvaccinated teachers are being paid their full salary to sit at home on gardening leave despite staff shortages plaguing public schools. The boss of the state’s premier cultural institution billed taxpayers thousands of dollars for meals at Sydney’s finest restaurants  And Another Golden Eagle “pay increase” has resulted in prizemoney soaring to $10m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

More than 10,100 staff will be recruited to hospitals and health services in the next four years of a nation-record recruitment drive to bolster the state’s strained healthcare workforce. The state government’s own addiction experts are calling for changes to drug laws to allow users to be given two chances at rehabilitation without criminal penalties. New laws designed to take away the mega wealth of organised crime bosses are being delayed by state cabinet, The fear of taking on one of the most iconic music identities of the past century is gone for Hollywood star Austin Butler.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NRL star Payne Haas will run on to Sydney’s Accor Stadium in State of Origin I to honour the memory of his disabled brother Chace, an ardent Blues fan who died unexpectedly in August 2020. THE farcical state of the NSW rural health system has been exposed by a bush town where women are told to schedule a mid-week Caesarean birth ­because of the risk there will be no doctors at its public hospital on weekends.Mystery surrounds the details behind an AVO taken out against long time fashion designer Wayne Cooper, with the father-of-two claiming to be in “complete shock” and “extremely distressed” regarding charges made against him.Just weeks after completing an intensive 30-day stint in a rehab facility, Jodi Gordon has opened up for the first time on the depression and addiction that led to her admission.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A man with possible links to an organised criminal syndicate “washed” $60,400 through six gaming machines in under two hours during a suspected money laundering operation at a western Sydney bowling club.Teachers could be flown into regional communities to provide casual classroom relief under a radical state government plan to fix a staff shortage fuelled by Covid-19 and the early flu season.Life expectancy in Australia is set to go backwards for the first time since World War II as a result of Covid.NSW State of Origin forward Junior Paulo is a loving father hoping to inspire change.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Increasing Australia’s coal fired power output to cover a critical gas shortfall driving up power prices on the east coast has not been ruled out by the Albanese Government. Labor is standing by its internal complaints process despite a young woman claiming she was initially brushed off for raising concerns about intimate images she sent to  newly elected MP for Bennelong Jerome Laxale A massive visa-processing backlog is delaying the arrival of thousands of much-needed skilled workers who would contribute billions of dollars to the economy. AND.. Sydney has lashed the AFL over “very unfair” comments directed towards superstar forward Lance Franklin during a heated tribunal hearing which resulted in an unusual backtrack by the league.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A young woman is concerned a newly elected Labor MP still has intimate photos of her saying she felt betrayed by the ALP party. An internal police investigation has begun into the “disappearance’’ of more than $200,000 cash from the safe at a Western Sydney police ­station. Fallen game show host Andrew O’Keefe has opened up to The Daily Telegraph on his what his days entail at rehab camp. AND.. Australia’s golden girl Ariarne Titmus is on a collision course with transgender swimmer Lia Thomas after the American signalled her ambitions to compete at the Paris Olympics in 2024.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Power retailer has taken the extraordinary step of urging its 80,000 customers to find another provider immediately as it prepares to double bills in response to soaring wholesale electricity costs.  It’s been revealed teachers and students were exposed to asbestos at a Sydney school  for four years after a 2016 report identified a fibrous material as asbestos but the Department of Education failed to complete remediation work until  2021.  A former Love Island Australia star and promising rugby league player will face court next month after allegedly bashing a teenager in a vicious brawl on the opening weekend of Sydney’s Vivid light show.  Patrician Brothers College Blacktown is renowned for producing top-tier rugby league players — and the new generation is ready to make its mark.  For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Comanchero bikie boss Tarek Zahed is talking to friends in what medical experts describe as an “incredible” recovery after being shot 10 times during a botched assassination attempt.  The national broadcaster has offered counselling to staff after a senior ABC producer stripped naked in front of colleagues, wrongly believing he had logged off a Skype call.  A polar blast is sweeping across most of the state and temperatures are forecast to plummet on the back of high winds that will make it feel even colder.  After ousting Barnaby Joyce from the Nationals’ top job, new leader David Littleproud has ­declared the next election will be won in the “sensible centre”.  For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

State politicians who leave at an election could be given termination payments from as soon as next year under plans being considered by Premier Dominic Perrottet. A Three-way challenge for the Nationals leadership will determine the future direction of the junior Coalition partner, while the Liberals will appoint their new senior team in an ­orderly fashion. Tennis superstar Nick Kyrgios has spoken of his mental health battles and his “darkest’’ times during which his success on the court masked thoughts of self harm and even committing suicide. AND IN a State of Origin bombshell, Bulldogs winger Josh Addo-Carr has been dumped from the NSW team – because he is too short.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Sunday Telegraph has ­obtained video from the infamous closed-door practise match at the University Nevada Las Vegas which clearly captures former Australian netball star Liz Cambage elbowing her Nigerian opponent in the head and neck. WOMEN undergoing IVF will receive a $2000 cash ­rebate under an $80 million package of family-focused NSW Budget measures aimed at easing the cost of becoming   parents. NINE out of 10 NSW paramedics believe the current ­crisis in the NSW Ambulance network is leading to patient deaths. AUSTRALIA’S hottest music act The Kid Laroi is being sued by the manager who set him on the path to global super stardom.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An explosive State government report has uncovered “multiple” groups linked to organised crime gangs suspected of money laundering      Their horrific tragedy broke the hearts of Australia.Now Leila and Danny Abdallah have been asked to share their power of forgiveness with the world. Defence is being investi­gated after a group of 20 army cadets almost drowned during a botched training exercise at Sydney’s Holsworthy Barracks. And Wayne Bennett has ruled out re-uniting with Payne HaasSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

THE mother of alleged domestic violence murder victim Mackenzie Anderson says she believes AVOs are “just a piece of paper” and has called for a major overhaul of laws protecting women in NSW. Promising to listen to the women of Australia and ­“rebuild trust” among those who abandoned the Coal­ition, Sussan Ley will seek to become only the second ­female deputy leader of the Liberal Party. Electricity bills in Western Sydney, the Southern Highlands, Blue Mountains and parts of the south coast will rise by 14 per cent or about $230 a year from July for tens of thousands of households that have never shopped around. Payne Haas and the Broncos are on a collision course after Brisbane rejected the superstar prop’s bombshell request for an immediate release as a $3.2m pay dispute exploded.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The new Albanese government’s jet set diplomacy will continue this week with foreign minister Penny Wong heading to Fiji Thursday to shore up Australia’s position in the Pacific. Peter Dutton has formally launched his bid for the leadership of the federal Liberal Party leadership, spruiking his toughness, his work ethic and his suburban values. Multiple alleged members of the Alameddine clan have been released on bail straight back out on the streets by the courts, just a day after police claimed they had “cut the head off the snake” one of the state’s biggest crime networks. Taxpayers could still be on the hook for a useless survey asking drivers if they like speed cameras, despite it being sensationally dumped by Roads Minister Natalie Ward.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Anthony Albanese will host leaders of the US, India and Japan next year for the third meeting of the Quad security dialogue. NSW police and the state government announce they’ve skewered the ranks of the powerful alleged Alameddine crime clan. Hundreds of thousands of families face a $200 increase in their annual power bill from July. Shane Flanagan says he has “unfinished business’’ as an NRL coach and a vision for how he can help fix the Canterbury Bulldogs.For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Vowing to “do politics better” the Prime Minister will get straight to work on a national corruption watchdog, Indigenous voice to parliament and stronger action on climate when he returns from a Quad leaders meeting in Japan. Fallen game show host Andrew O’Keefe been granted bail to fight his drug and alcohol demons. A PASSION for wine and an outgoing personality is all you need to become a sought after sommelier with a tasty pay packet of up to $100,000. South Sydney Coach JASON Demetriou insists now is not the time to panic despite losing key players  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.