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A plot to import a record shipment of more than three tonnes of cocaine into Australia by sea has been smashed  A bikini model caught in a dogfight with her neighbours over her exotic pet collection in Sydney’s northwest has won a court battle One of the state’s most ­notorious murderers and suspected serial killers is trying to do a deal to get out of jail  The mothers of tomorrow’s rugby league superstars are 100 per cent behind the NRL’s crackdown on high tackles.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Kings Cross Hotel in Istanbul is where some of NSW’s most wanted men hang out Future mouse plagues could be prevented by cutting edge gene editing research America's top medic Dr Anthony Fauci was told as early as February 2020 that Covid-19 had “unusual features”  Matt Moylan has emerged as the favourite to partner Nicho Hynes in the halves for Cronulla.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The half-day kidnapping of ­former Lone Wolf bikie Dillon Mancuso, ended with 11 men being arrested yesterday. Lawyers who pushed for the  state’s most notorious killers to have their life sentences overturned have been sent packing Up to 250 international students will return to NSW on chartered flights  The Cronulla Sharks have signed Melbourne Storm utility star Nicho Hynes on a three-year $1.8 million contractSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Queensland gifted huge Origin advantage by buying the right to host the opening match Christian Porter has dropped his defamation lawsuit against the ABC  Labor's powerful head office is attempting to avoid a potentially messy rank-and-file leadership ballot  Comeback forward Jack de Belin will make his NRL return on Thursday night against the Brisbane Broncos.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The sociologist paid almost $6.5 million to bring about cultural change in the Australian Defence Force is now cashing in on that work with a commercially published book on “blood lust” in the military, that draws on the taxpayer-funded research. NSW police are being forced to act as ambulance officers and transport patients to hospital in a growing trend aimed at plugging holes in the health system. Federal Labor MPs have intervened in the rabble of the NSW leadership race, telling the state parliamentary branch to fix it “immediately” and warning a drawn out ballot will distract from voter concerns and could hurt the party in marginal seats. And the elderly, disabled, students and nurses are among thousands of people who could be “stranded” or forced to walk up to 30 minutes to reach key destinations under a controversial axing of Sydney bus routes. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atdailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New lessons will be rolled out in physical education classes to help students understand sexual consent and how to build respectful relationships. The first barrels of a mouse poison so potent it’s been banned for years  will arrive in NSW this week. No matter whether he wins or loses Big Brother, Brenton Balicki is forever haunted by the thought he failed as a big brother, after his youngest sister took her own life. And in sport, the Newcastle Knights are considering a shock approach to banned coach Shane Flanagan. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atdailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NRL star Michael Jennings is embroiled in a civil court case where his ex wife has accused him of repeatedly raping her during their relationship. NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro has launched his defamation lawsuit against You­Tuber FriendlyJordies after a month-long legal stand-off. A new study has found more Australians would get the Covid-19 jab if it meant unrestricted travel and no quarantines. And in sport, Brad Fittler has booked a front-row seat and will hold his breath for the most crucial 24 hours for NSW ahead of State of Origin I. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atdailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Travellers returning to NSW from Victoria will have to comply with strict stay at home orders as the neighbouring state continues to battle a growing cluster of Covid-19 cases. On the day that Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith was originally alleged by Nine newspapers to have dragged an Afghan adolescent from a Toyota HiLux and killed him, the SAS veteran was actually in another part of Afghanistan winning another commendation. NSW police officers will be given  a golden handshake of up to $269,000 when they leave the force after 10 years in a bid to slash ballooning workers’ compensation payouts.  And in sport, it cost him his job, but Paul McGregor hopes it doesn’t cost him his career. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atdailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

School kids at risk of bullying and self harm are now being red flagged by sophisticated artificial intelligence software which allows teachers to spy on what students are typing online. A leading Australian scientist has warned scientists performing dangerous experiments to make viruses more infectious and deadly need to be urgently regulated by an international framework, lest their work ­accidentally leads to future pandemics. Parramatta Eels’ three-time premiership-winning legend Peter Wynn feared he would die after suffering a roadside heart attack in Bondi. And in sport, legendary referee Bill “Hollywood” Harrigan, who controlled a record 10 first grade grand finals, has  called for all tackles to be completed beneath the nipple line of NRL players. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atdailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A person who lies to convince someone to have sex with them could be criminally liable under a major overhaul of consent laws in NSW. The devastating mice plague ravaging regional NSW  has left one family homeless after the creatures chewed through the wiring in their house, causing  a fire which burnt it to the ground. NSW employers are crying out for workers like nowhere else in the nation, with nearly 14,000 extra roles currently available. And in sport, Roosters star Victor Radley has failed in his attempt to have his high tackle charge downgraded and will be suspended for the next five weeks. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atdailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NSW Labor general secretary Bob Nanva has reportedly spoken with Jodi McKay in a bid to ­encourage the embattled leader to “consider her future”. A primary school student who brought a pocket knife to class last week has been suspended in the latest episode of knife-related incidents in the state’s public schools. Human rights boffins have resurrected a plan to force taxpayers to fund an advertising campaign promoting the idea that Australia is fundamentally racist – and they want to feature some of the nation’s biggest sporting stars, who will be expected to work for free. And in sport, NRL stars on the verge of State of Origin selection will go into this weekend’s final round before the NSW and Queensland teams are named walking a high-tackle crackdown tightrope – knowing one wrong slip could cost them a chance to play in the series opener in Melbourne on June 9. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atdailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati

Rugby league legend Bob Fulton is being remembered as a giant of the sport whose achievements may never be surpassed. The soil testing and remediation company being sued in the Spring Farm sinking homes class action has been accused of failing to clean up asbestos, oil drums and car wrecks at another major Sydney site. Jodi McKay’s leadership is under pressure after Labor’s crushing by-election loss, but party operatives are hoping an “orderly transition” can be orchestrated. And at least 100 climbers and support staff on Mount Everest are feared to have caught COVID as infections soar across Nepal. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atdailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After eight months of grieving, triple Olympian Lisa Curry has opened up publicly for the first time about losing her daughter Jaimi, revealing the pain of her death has left her so heartbroken and exhausted, “some days it’s just plain hard to get out of bed”. A man accused of kidnapping Stuart MacGill has claimed the cricket legend was to receive a benefit from a 2kg cocaine deal. Premier Gladys Berejiklian declared her government would need “more than a miracle” to avoid plunging further into minority — and, last night, she appeared to have received one. And welcome to the wild, cash-soaked world of an A-list invasion as some of America’s richest ‘one-percenters’ — inspired by news reports and paparazzi photos of Hollywood superstars in paradise — flock to Sydney in ­record numbers. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atdailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fallen NRL star Jarryd Hayne is learning just how tough prison life is after he was refused access  to Foxtel. Its been revealed a woman had sought help from a doctor just days before she was found sitting in a bathroom next to her dead four-month-old son. Australia’s richest property developer has labelled companies who let their ­employees work from home “parasites”. And in sport, despite Jake Friend being forced into retirement because of repeated concussions, the former Roosters superstar still wants his own son to play rugby league. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atdailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Members of the Australian Defence Force have been told to use the term partner ­instead of husband or wife and to ask colleagues “what is your pronoun”. They have managed to ­barely scrape through the pandemic lockdown but the state’s restaurateurs and farmers are now faced with a new threat to their livelihoods — lazy Aussies. A massive 35,000 per cent spike in wholesale power prices due to supply shortages has forced a NSW aluminium smelter to shut down three times in the past week to keep the lights on in Sydney. And in sport, the player considered so good that the NRL bent the rules to allow him to play will finally get his crack in the top grade. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atdailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Another Hollywood heavyweight could soon join the ranks of movie stars in Byron Bay with Mark Wahlberg’s business partner forking out $200 million for a development in the centre of town. A massive shipment of ­cocaine which led to the ­arrest of fallen NRL star Jamil Hopoate was covered in special “stamps”, each identifying the different Australian drug cartels who were to divide up the 514kg haul. The great mouse plague infesting the bush could ­invade Sydney by August, with warnings the rodents are hitchhiking on trucks and food pallets amid new reports of sightings in the western suburbs. And in sport, Manly owner Scott Penn has boldly predicted his Sea Eagles can return to the club’s glory days by winning a premiership within the next two to three years. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atdailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The efforts of three men who tried desperately to save the life of a surfer fatally bitten by a shark yesterday were praised by police as the horror of the attack was revealed.  A global animal rights organisation has pleaded with farmers not to kill the mice plaguing regional Australia, arguing that the rodents should not be denied their “right” to food ­because of the “dangerous notion of human supremacy”. Business leaders are begging Prime Minister Scott Morrison to face reality and commit to a reasonable plan for resuming international travel after he  repeatedly ­refused to tie vaccination rates with reopening borders. And in sport, a combination of poor roster management and rule changes designed to make rugby league a faster and more free-flowing game have created the most number of blowout scorelines in 86 years. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atdailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

HSC students with a dislike for  trig and calculus  will now have a new option for maths class, designed to give them real-world knowledge on things such as calculating the costs of buying a car.  Thousands of devastated homeowners in a new south-western Sydney suburb have taken legal action as their houses crack up due to sinking land.  Drivers could be able to know exactly where they can find an available spot in real time with Customer Service Minister Victor Dominello backing a push for data-sharing among private parking providers, councils, and the state government.  Winger Cody Ramsey could be a shock switch to fullback and Billy Burns named to start...as St George Illawarra coach Anthony Griffin desperately attempts to cover the unprecedented loss of  12 players.  For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.au, we’ll have another update for you tomorrow.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The critical Upper Hunter by-election is on a knife’s edge less than a week from polling day An overhaul of the justice system currently failing victims of Domestic Violence Sydneysiders are paying more money for fewer parking spaces in the CBD  Angry players are facing a showdown with independent commission chairman Peter V’landys  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former cricketing great Stuart MacGill has told police he was driven to a remote farm before things went south The long-term partner of Craig McLachlan says she felt helpless to stop the decimation of his character  DIiscracded NRL superstar Jarryd Hayne has had apples hurled towards him after inmates recognised the VIP prisoner See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.