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Western Parkland City Authority Chair calls for those who don’t live in the west to stop trying to block thousands of new jobs. Man charged with raping former Liberal Party staffer Brittany Higgins in Parliament House will apply to permanently stop his six-week jury trial going ahead. Keeping the state’s new ­intercity trains in storage is costing $500,000 every month amid rail union dispute. South Sydney superstar Latrell Mitchell has opened up about the perils of controlling his “inner beast”.For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A jerry can outside a Sydney boarding house is set to be a crucial piece of evidence for police investigating three deaths. Former police chief Mick Fuller has been cleared of any wrongdoing in owning shares in two racehorses. Commuters in Western Sydney have the worst access to public transport and the least number of services. Indigenous sporting icon Arthur Beetson is to be honoured with his name on a grandstand at the new Sydney Football Stadium. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Residents are willing to sign safety waivers to return to the Mascot Towers complex if the government cuts off their rental support. A group of water bureaucrats spent taxpayers‘ money learning to laugh away their anxiety at the height of last week’s deadly floods. Petrol prices across Greater Sydney soar above $2 a litre. Parramatta’s Sean Russell will remain in hospital for several after suffering horror injuries in a tackle the NRL has deemed not worthy of a charge. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Motorists looking to avoid skyrocketing fuel prices by taking Uber rides will be forced to pay a petrol surcharge as the federal government faces growing pressure to drive down costs at the bowser. The way Sydney underworld gangs communicate with major international crime figures through dark web-style phones can be revealed following significant arrests last week over the murder of Mejid Hamzy. Cricket grounds around Australia are looking to follow Sydney’s lead and hold live memorial services for Shane Warne in conjunction with a live telecast of his official farewell at the MCG. Parramatta keep finding new ways to torture their fans. The latest bid to end the most talked-about premiership drought in the game got off to a nervous start at CommBank Stadium on Sunday as the Eels blew a 14-point lead before recovering to down Gold Coast 32-28.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Defence officials offered NSW their help ahead of the east coast “rain bomb” on two separate occasions, only to be told they were not needed. The great Covid-inspired migration to regional NSW appears to already running out of steam TV presenter James Mathison has been charged with failing to hand liquidators the financial records from his media company And A University lecturer has been stood down after mistakenly broadcasting pornography to an online class of first year students.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Elevated first floors or homes on stilts similar to classic “Queenslanders” could be the way of the future in flood-prone areas  Almost 40 years after his ­involvement in one of the most notorious bikie shootouts, a former gang member from the 1984 Milperra Massacre now wants to work with children Healthy people with mild symptoms will soon no longer need to get tested but should instead treat coronavirus like the flu or a cold, national cabinet has decided. And Shane Warne lost his own life to a heart attack but his enduring legacy will be to save many others from the same fate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Police Commissioner Karen Webb turned down at least a “dozen” other invitations to International Women’s Day functions but was guest of honour at her husband’s luxury Maserati dealership during the state’s devastating floods. Devastated flood victims will receive up to $18,000 in rental support and be housed in motor homes and pods while they scramble to piece together their lives. COVID case numbers are expected to more than double in just six weeks as a new sub-strain rapidly infects the community. Test star David Warner has promised to get home and attend the funeral service at the MCG to honour Shane Warne.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

While her rank and file officers were risking their lives and pulling bodies from raging torrents on Tuesday- Police chief Karen Webb marked International Women’s Day as the star speaker at an event at Sydney’s flash Maserati dealership in Alexandria, which is linked to her husband. Prime Minster Scott Morrison has announced a massive 30 per cent increase in Australian Defence Force numbers over the next two decades, including the creation of a regiment dedicated to ­“information warfare’’ Sodden western Sydney residents have vowed to uproot their families for good and others face long waits ­before they can even access their homes after the worst floods to strike the region in 40 years claimed another life. in a first-look inside the NRL’s covid-crippling 2022 season- Cronulla coach Craig Fitzgibbon will deliver his final word to his players just hours before kick-off via a video-link streamed directly to the team’s Canberra hotel.See omnystudio.com/listener

Sinking cars, fleeing residents, and a sudden waterfall on the Spit Bridge – Sydney’s northern beaches were transformed into an island of chaos as major roads into the peninsula were cut off with floodwaters. Shane Warne and his group of friends had a standard Thai back and neck massage in the hours before his death. Billions of extra dollars have gone into schools in the past decade but Australia’s performance in the global education rankings continues to slide. Penrith has shot down any speculation that the shock decision to put Nathan Cleary’s NRL return back to round 4 had anything to do with a training mishap.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shane Warne’s family have poured out their hearts to a “much loved and admired son, father, brother and uncle”. Communities plunged into crisis by the NSW flood disaster, including the evacuated residents of Camden, are bracing for D-Day with authorities forecasting a horror day of rain in already saturated catchments before conditions finally ease. Senior female MP’s on both sides of politics say NOW “more than ever” is the time for women and girls to consider a career in public office. AND… former Gold Coast Titans star ­Tyrone Peachey admits he knew he was the ball-playing lock the Wests Tigers play were  crying out for a ball-playing lock.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shane Warne’s extreme crash diet has been blamed for playing a role in his “massive heart attack”, as new details emerge about the frantic efforts by his friends to save his life inside his Thai villa. Australia’s fleet of nuclear-powered submarines will be based on the east coast, with two NSW port towns short-listed as possible locations for the new state-of-the-art $10bn defence facility. Exhausted Lismore residents, already reeling after being thumped by record floods, are bracing for even more rain and potential flooding after heavy showers began to lash the area. And in sport, Brisbane star forward Millie Boyle might just be the best player in the world after another dazzling display in the Broncos’ comfortable 28-10 win over Newcastle. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shane Warne’s family is ­desperately trying to get his body back to Australia after his shock death in Thailand.  With just weeks until the federal election, Labor is scrambling to put together a “dirt unit” after a war game of its election campaign revealed the party has a lack of  research on its opponents.  A statewide program to put sanitary products in NSW school bathrooms is set to take the stigma and embarrassment out of menstruation for young girls. And the boyfriend of television personality Deborah Hutton has been cleared of allegedly choking a person during an alleged home invasion after prosecutors dropped the charge this week.  For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New research has revealed 60 Sydney suburbs where more than two thirds of homeowners are in mortgage stress and living on a financial knife edge. They have no telephones, no power, and are running low on food and fuel — not much has changed for the NSW towns wiped out by floodwaters. In 1954, a raging torrent tore Lismore apart, leaving it isolated — and 68 years and countless technological  advances later, not much is different. Women taking part in a landmark economic review want the NSW government to overhaul paid parental leave policies and allow men to take a greater role and fairer share of caring for children. And a liquidator has been appointed to embattled homegrown luxe fashion label Ginger & Smart after the pandemic took a six-figure bite out of the business leaving creditors and suppliers owed hundreds of thousands of dollars. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a remarkable Noah’s ark rescue, a newborn baby, young children, four alpacas and 21 dogs were ferried to safety by SES volunteers as floodwaters turned swathes of Sydey’s southwest into an inland sea. Desperate principals are locking toilets during class time to stop students surreptitiously puffing away on vapes as a black market thrives in schools. Kristina Keneally’s bid to parachute into a safe Western Sydney seat is set to face a major hurdle, with two popular Fairfield councillors tipped to run for Fowler in a move that could stymie Labor’s vote. And in sport, Brisbane skipper Adam Reynolds has spoken of his frustration at being a passenger at Red Hill after a shock Covid-19 diagnosis delivered a hammer blow to his much-hyped Broncos debut. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sydney is bracing for a ­catastrophic perfect storm today that authorities fear may result in widespread and dangerous flooding across the city.  The destruction of Lismore was laid bare yesterday as the flood waters receded leaving behind a sea of stinking mud and heartbreak. NRL star Jack de Belin has ­revealed he  refused to ever consider the possibility of spending years  in prison as he faced  trial on sexual assault charges. And in sport, triple Supercars champion Scott McLaughlin is confident of a return for this year’s Bathurst 1000 as he sets his sights on becoming an IndyCar title challenger after his breakthrough win in the US. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A humanitarian crisis has unfolded in the state’s northeast with up to 40,000 properties evacuated and a woman in her 80s found dead in her Lismore home as the terrifying weather bomb heads south. Schools are warning parents that children caught with sweet treats in their lunch box face having them confiscated because excessive amounts of sugar are unhealthy and can trigger mood swings and disagreements with other kids. Sydney property prices have fallen for the first time in 17 months as the threat of rising interest rates and ­economic uncertainty sours home­buyer demand. And in sport, there is more tension in the ranks of the Australian cricket team, with players angered by the shock axing of their popular and highly respected physio on the eve of the Pakistan tour. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hundreds of drenched and terrified Lismore residents clung to their roofs amid record-high floodwaters overnight as emergency services raced until nightfall to rescue as many people as possible.  The head of Sydney’s Mardi Gras festival has slammed plans for a permanent cycleway along Oxford Street, saying the nuisance path presented a threat to the future of the city’s iconic gay and lesbian pride parade.  World leaders have savaged Vladimir Putin’s terrifying nuclear threat, questioning his sanity and calling him a megalomaniac as they warn it could cause a disastrous “miscalculation” in the Ukraine crisis. And in sport, the NRL will interview the key players in the NSW Rugby League stoush after the ARL Commission fielded a formal complaint on Monday afternoon – only hours after revealing it would emerge from Covid in better financial shape than when the pandemic began. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.c

Employees who want to keep working remotely could lose their jobs to overseas workers, while businesses that don’t encourage staff back into the office risk getting left behind. Australia will help fund the supply of weapons to Ukraine and has “taken nothing off the table” to further ensure Russia pays a “heavy price” for starting an unprovoked war. Pubs and registered clubs across the state can now stay open for longer during sporting and cultural events, as the government forges ahead with its Covid recovery. For the first time in rugby league history, Parramatta will lock out the general public for two home games this season ­because of an expected overwhelming demand for tickets.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Footy star Blake Ferguson has ­revealed the torment of 29 lonely nights inside a Japanese prison where no one spoke English and he couldn’t contact his family or ­manager.  Premier Dominic Perrottet was not told about the decision to shut down the rail network as his most senior public servant was asleep when the late-night text message from a transport boss was sent.  It’s been revealed students are being left in the library or playground with “minimal supervision”, or split up among other ­classes, as the public education system grapples with a critical teacher shortage.  The wife of former cricket Legend Dean Jones says his estate cannot afford to pay any money to her late husband’s love child. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ukraine has declared a state of emergency and imposed martial law as Russia launches a full-scale invasion with multiple rocket attacks on airports, ports and military bases, including on the capital Kyiv. There are more sharks off Sydney’s coastline now than there has ever been according to a  veteran fisherman . Joey Manu has been named Sydney Roosters five-eighth for a trial against Wests Tigers – his first game since having his cheekbone smashed in an ugly high shot by South Sydney’s Latrell Mitchell on August 28. This Sunday marks the opening round of a historic NRLW season featuring three new clubs in the Eels, Knights and Titans.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.