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BMX star Logan ­Martin has a souvenir from Japan that he reckons will help him get through quarantine. Two neighbours who created a tech start-up in their Sydney homes are in for a more than $5 billion payday after agreeing to a takeover with US digital payments giant Square.  Lockdown has proved to be a dollar-spinner for ­Sydney homeowners as property prices continued to grow after the city was told to bunker down. Anthony Griffin has spoken of his immense pride in NRL player Ben Hunt. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.au.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Venues NSW chairman Tony Shepherd says there is no other way to bring fans safely back to footy without mandating vaccinated crowds. Sporting great-turned-doctor Jana Pittman has launched an impassioned plea to Sydneysiders to do their bit to help us get through this latest lockdown. Boyfriend of 38 yr old Adriana Midori Takara has revealed he’s recovered from the virus, but is struggling with feelings of guilt for surviving the killer disease. It’ll be the biggest game in Matildas’ history today when they clash with Sweden for a shot at gold medal immortality. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription atdailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pills that promise to reduce the impact of Covid-19 while also making people less infectious may soon be available in Australia. Students are crying out for more explicit sex education. realestate.com.au has revealed the most popular listings on its site over the past five years. Tokyo golden girl Ariarne Titmus is set to join Cathy Freeman and Ian Thorpe as Australia’s most marketable Olympians of all-time. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription atdailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sydneysiders have spoken out about the challenges of going from being fit and healthy to struggling to do basic tasks following infection with the delta variant. Health authorities plead with elderly Sydneysiders not to delay seeking Covid treatment. There are now more than 50 regional NSW locations where the average house costs over $1 million. Panthers need to overcome the longest odds of any Penrith side in six years as they face defending premiers Melbourne today.  For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription atdailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The maker of Marlboro says cigarette sales could end in Australia within 15 years. Defence Force troops have been called in to help enforce NSW's toughest Covid restrictions. Younger Sydneysiders are getting the AstraZeneca vaccine in record numbers. Anthony Milford hasn’t played for the Broncos since round 12 but has generated interest from a number of Sydney clubs like the Rabbitohs.  For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription atdailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wednesday delivered Australia three gold medals on a single day - only the fifth time it’s happened in our 125-year Olympic history. Sydney’s lockdown is keeping residents at home more effectively than Melbourne’s restrictions at the height of their outbreak last year. Construction of a seawall to protect homes on Sydney’s northern beaches under way but it's a complex process. Runaway growth in home prices has turned Sydney into the seventh most expensive city in which to live in the world. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription atdailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lockdown will be extended by four weeks. Six Covid cases in three households that have sent a Blacktown block of units into lockdown are connected to a Pendle Hill wake. Natalie Portman begins shooting a new big budget film in Sydney this week. Wests Tigers star James Roberts faces expulsion from the NRL for the rest of this season. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription atdailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Death of a woman in her 80s who tested positive to Covid-19 can be linked to a gathering of 50 people in Sydney’s west, at least 28 of whom now have the virus. Actor Dieter Brummer has been remembered after it was ­revealed the much-loved former soap star passed away. Restrictions could be tightened in areas of southwest Sydney where Covid cases are most concentrated. Craig Bellamy is staying at Melbourne Storm for at least one more season.  For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription atdailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A student in her 30s with no underlying health conditions has become the youngest person in NSW to die after contracting Covid-19. Parents of obese children who are observed to be gaining “massive” amounts of weight and seen eating pizza and potato cakes at recess face being reported to child protection authorities by teachers. A man who allegedly punched a police horse - captured in a shocking picture from the protest - will remain behind bars, while another protester on similar charges walked on bail. Australia's  number one real estate agent said he has “zero regrets” for turning down the chance to appear on new hit real estate show Luxe Listings Sydney.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thousands  of “halfwit” protesters clashed with police at a violent anti-lockdown rally on the same day NSW ­recorded the highest increase in cases of the outbreak. Lessons on sex, consent and respectful relationships  varies wildly between schools but education bosses will not agree to an audit of what students are being taught. Avid gamer Tom Eisner could soon become part of Australia’s online line of ­defence in the growing battle against hack attacks and cyber warfare.   And  Farewells were made for veteran Seven and Nine Network television executive David Leckie  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Over the next 48 hours, senior NSW government ­ministers will work on a road map for the Greater Sydney population until vaccination reaches a critical mass White supremacists will be one of the greatest challenges for prisons in the future NSW politicians have been granted close to $1 million a year worth of extra work perks And Most parts of Sydney’s housing market have continued to boom despite the city’s extended lockdown.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sydney is facing a Covid catastrophe with daily case numbers expected to get worse before they get better Kids in Australia are set to get the jab, with the country’s drug regulator approving Covid-19 vaccinations for children as young as 12. A UTS professor has been found guilty of staging a hate campaign against herself. Penrith star Api Koroisau has been interviewed by the NRL Integrity Unit over an alleged Covid-19 bubble breachSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

International Olympic Committee members have been wowed  to feel confident to award the greatest sporting show on Earth to Brisbane Prime Minister Scott Morrison says he takes “responsibility” for the botched vaccine program. Key NSW crisis cabinet member Stuart Ayres has broken ranks calling on Australia and NSW to “use our ample and increasing supplies of AZ”,  And Could this be Australia’s greatest ever Olympic swim team?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Sydney lockdown misery will be inflicted on 50,000 people in three regional local council areas  Construction companies across Sydney are laying off workers  or forcing them into unpaid leave, The winds of conflict are blowing at Bondi with a group of angry residents leading the charge to rid the nation of ­petrol-powered leaf blowers. And Knights superstar Kalyn Ponga is poised to sign a new deal at the clubSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A decision to implement a city-wide construction ban costing millions of dollars a week was not based on health advice A draft bill to legalise ­euthanasia in NSW could spark a civil war in the ­Coalition when parliament returns  Calls for the state’s “imprecise and ambiguous’’ pandemic public health orders need to be cleared up And Australia has been shamed by revelations it trails the rest of the world in Olympic athlete medal incentivesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Just hours after a new health order demanding Sydneysiders mask up even “near” a cafe came into effect, Gladys Berejiklian was spotted with her boyfriend maskless while she waited outside their local cafe for him to collect drinks. Australia’s equestrian team will head into the Tokyo Olympics minus one of its top riders in a selection scandal that has been described as the equivalent of leaving Ash Barty out of our national tennis squad. Stingy parents of children at Mosman and Bondi Beach public schools paid less than $30 in voluntary contributions last year while principals in Sydney’s west managed to collect thousands in payments from mums and dads. And divisive reality star Katie Hopkins has been dumped from her upcoming Big Brother role and is expected to be sent home to the UK after claiming she had been deliberately trying to break quarantine rules by answering her hotel room door naked. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atdailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/

More than 800,000 residents in south-western Sydney have been told they cannot leave their suburbs as the NSW government races to contain the rapidly spreading Covid outbreak.  Two detectives are facing possible criminal charges after allegedly giving a drug manufacturer the green light to cook ice for an investigation, only to see him vanish with almost $1 million worth of the drug. Parents have been urged to stay on top of their childen’s online learning after two teenage “Zoom Bombers” crashed Moriah College’s online lessons and proceeded to light up a bong and cut an unidentified white powder with a credit card. And in sport, there are damning new claims a senior Olympic official leaked Ian Thorpe’s private medical records. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atdailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

State and federal leaders have agreed more people need to be getting COVID vaccines on weekends with the number of pharmacies offering jabs set to more than triple by the end of the month. Labor MPs across Sydney say they are being inundated with calls from workers who are being forced by their bosses to use their annual leave while accessing the government’s disaster payments. Australia is being urged to take the threat of organised crime as seriously as terrorism and treat it as a national security issue. And in sport, basketball star Liz Cambage may never play for Australia again after a tumultuous 24 hours during which she walked away from the Opals camp in Las Vegas before withdrawing from the Tokyo Olympics.  For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atdailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

More than 10 million people in Australia’s two biggest states are now in lockdown. A beer featuring Dreamtime designs on the can has sparked anger in the Indigenous community. Miranda Kerr and Katy Perry are a living example of how to be friends with your partner’s ex. ORGANISERS have promised to deliver the World Cup with or without Australia. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atdailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Health authorities announced a frantic expansion of testing locations in Fairfield on Wednesday night in the face of extreme backlash, after a lack of testing capacity forced residents to wait up to six hours for a swab so they could go to work. A growing corporate trend to give special “cultural” or “ceremonial leave” as paid holidays to only Indigenous workers has been slammed as “divisive” and “reverse racism”. The arrests of two men over the murder of underworld figure Mejid Hamzy could be the beginning of the end for a bloody war between two crime families in Sydney’s southwest, with police “guaranteeing” more arrests will follow. And in sport, the Blues have missed out on an Origin series clean sweep, going down to Queensland 20-18 in Game Three on the Gold Coast. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atdailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.