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'Cheer' cheese will appear in supermarkets from July following a rebrand. Bail lodged by the man charged over fatal crash that killed two QLD boys in the central west. A prison officer taken hostage by a convicted terrorist was allegedly stabbed 40 times and had chemicals poured over his body. Steve Smith’s shocked and shattered by accusations that he broke the laws and spirit of the game in the drawn Sydney Test. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NRL players making rap symbols during interviews or scoring tries are unwittingly being used by Sydney’s street gangs to promote violence. Too many hours spent playing video games at night  is damaging school students’ reading and numeracy NAPLAN test results. Deputy Premier John Barilaro has lost two close relatives to COVID-19 over Christmas. NSW Police waiting for information from cricket investigators before pursuing any examination of their own of Sunday’s incident involving young Indian star Mohammed Siraj at the SCG Test. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sydney’s latest gang war has claimed the life of a ­second family member, with two brothers now dead after joining a vicious street gang known as the True Kings. INDIA are adamant that their young bowling star Mohammed Siraj was again racially vilified at the SCG despite crowd claims it was more banter than hardcore abuse. Sydney’s mid-COVID dining boom has pushed the city’s ­restaurants to capacity, Vets have been unable to procure the antidepressant drug Prozac for anxious dogs and cats amid a national shortage of the medication. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

PRIVATE security guards without any masks or personal protective equipment are guarding returned travellers in Sydney’s quarantine hotels, leading to fears of a Victorian-style outbreak of the more contagious version of COVID-19. I’M A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here! pin-up Ash Williams has been charged with recording intimate ­images of a woman without her knowledge. A FORMER police boss who was found to have engaged in serious misconduct during his reign at a country station has now been charged with lying to an inquiry. THESE are some of Australia’s most powerful wives and girlfriends aka WAGS. They’re the glamorous and successful significant others of the nation’s sporting superstars For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

BRISBANE is in a three-day lockdown and international flights have been further restricted to protect the rest of the country from an aggressive strain of COVID-19. THE Australian Grand Prix looks set to be shifted to the end of the year, with officials expecting an announcement as early as this week. HOLLYWOOD star Mark Wahlberg is joining the growing ranks of big name stars in love with Australia and is planning to move here with his wife and children later this year. CRICKET officials have received assurances that Brisbane’s three-day lockdown and status as a ­Federal Government hot-spot won’t compromise next week’s Gabba Test. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The mental state and “behaviour” of President Donald Trump has come into sharp focus for his senior colleagues as they mull the option of using a Constitutional amendment to get him out of office early. One million Australians could be vaccinated against the coronavirus by the end of March after the Federal Government fast-tracked its roll-out plans by six weeks. INDIA’S whispering campaign to boycott the Brisbane Test has reached flashpoint, with SCG groundsmen needing to know today if they’re required to save the $300 million series. NEWCASTLE coach Adam O’Brien will not allow the Mitchell Pearce scandal to destabilise the Knights’ season For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The father of the two boys killed by an out-of-control car doing doughnuts said his heart has been “ripped out” as he visited the spot where his sons’ lives were snatched to play their favourite songs. All international travellers coming to Australia would be forced to have pre-flight tests and wear masks in  a crackdown  sparked by  concerns about the NSW Government’s handling of ­border operations combined with the threat of the UK’s new mutant COVID strain. AUSTRALIA is set to take up to 12 times longer than the US to begin giving the COVID-19 vaccine with a  rollout that will be as much as six times slower than that of the UK. AUSTRALIAN comedians and politicians have backed Mr Bean star Rowan Atkinson for comparing social media’s cancel culture to a medieval mob “looking for someone to burn”. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

While COVID-19 vaccination programs in more than three dozen countries have seen over 13 million people get the jab already, Australians will still have to wait until early March before the shots are available in this country. A two-day search for a missing teenager has ended in tragedy when his body was found in water near the Royal National Park. The wife of Hillsong founder Brian Houston says women should  lose weight to keep their husbands aroused amongst other things Sydney superstar Pat Cummins says he will feel “quite emotional” on Jane McGrath Day as the Pink Test fundraiser goes virtual to combat the reduced crowd capacity at the SCG. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CRICKET officials have made the stunning call to sacrifice money in the name of boosting the credibility of the Pink Test by slashing the crowd to 25 per cent of ­the SCG’s capacity. THE police officer and international student drowned by a whirlpool in a Blue Mountains canyon were new members of a bushwalking club that lost another adventurer in a cliff fall months earlier. AUSSIES are being implored to buy local when they bite into their next ham sandwich or bacon roll as pig farmers battle against massive ­imports. SYDNEY property prices have risen by the highest monthly margin since COVID-19 hit thanks to a late-year surge in home buying activity. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There’s calls for an urgent overhaul of the system used to transport returned travellers to quarantine. Advertising Standards Bureau investigating commercial that highlights the virtues of being confined to Australia because “someone ate a bat”. Sydney’s busy burger scene is about to get a taste of Hollywood. Queensland cricket great Ian Healy says it’s “very unfortunate’’ India could pull out of the Gabba Test. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Greater Sydney residents will be forced to cover up or be hit with a $200 fine under strict new government rules requiring masks to be worn in a range of indoor settings. More patients will be treated from home as part of a groundbreaking expansion of virtual medical care. Thousands of traumatised firefighters have needed counselling to process the horrors of last year’s Black Summer bushfires. Junior Paulo could miss the entire Eels pre-season.  For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sydneysiders splashed more money on houses and units in 2020 than they did in the year before the coronavirus hit. Aussie pro surfing siblings Tyler and Mikey Wright have saved a woman’s life in a dramatic rescue in huge surf on ­Hawaii’s North Shore. Ratepayers are being forced to give council CEOs massive salaries. Nathan Lyon’s relying on the Queensland border staying open for his parents and family to witness his 100th Test.  For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Governor-General has approved a change to Australia’s national anthem that will come into effect from today. The northern beaches bride fined for breaching strict COVID rules by going ahead with her wedding has issued a ­tearful apology to The Daily Telegraph. Australia’s prepared to gamble on a partially fit David Warner for the Sydney Test. The series of clusters across greater Sydney and Melbourne’s new community transmission have thrown a curve ball at the NRL. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Daily Telegraph can ­reveal the singer and reality star was admitted to South Pacific Private clinic in Curl Curl in August for substance abuse. COVID cases in Greater Sydney are beginning to spiral out of control. Vinyl's outselling CDs for the first time since Madonna’s True Blue topped the charts. Gladys Berejiklian personally reinforced to the Chairman of Cricket Australia just how important saving the SCG showpiece was to NSW. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A bride and her family have been slammed for putting the whole state at risk. An ex-AFL player’s fight for a $21 refund has cost him $10,000. Regional Express could ­recruit foreign pilots for its new routes from Sydney to Melbourne and Brisbane. Cricket Australia frantically consults Australian and Indian players over its ambitious plan to stage the next match in Sydney. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Premier Gladys Berejiklian has urged people to keep their distance Thursday night. A powerful thunderstorm accompanied by hail, torrential rain and gale-force winds lashed parts of NSW late yesterday. The number of guns found in the hands of major crime figures has soared in the past year. Sydney's hoping for a miracle today as the MCG looms as the likely replacement venue for the iconic New Year’s Test match. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mitchell Pearce’s captaincy position at the Newcastle Knights is under review following revelations of an inappropriate text message exchange with a young female club employee. New documents show Premier Gladys Berejiklian failed to approve disgraced MP Daryl Maguire’s trips overseas. A massive baby draft could place Victorian scientists at the forefront of medical research for decades to come. Travis Head saved the worst of Australia’s five dropped catches for the last ball of day two of the second test.  For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Flirty text messages understood to be behind NRL star's called off wedding. Sydney's New Year’s Eve fireworks will be on but you’ll most likely be watching it from home. Husband of missing businesswoman Melissa Caddick handed in five passports in her name days after she disappeared. Phil ‘Buzz’ Rothfield has got out his crystal ball and compiled his list of storylines to follow in 2021. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.au  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Premier's warning a blow to CBD retailers. British-based nurse Matthew Moon has become one of the first Australians to receive a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine ahead of its roll-out here. Melbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy is overseeing rugby league’s most dominant run since St George in the 1960s. Dean Jones’s family will honour his wish to celebrate his life at the MCG today. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The NSW Chief Health Officer says protocols designed to separate workers transporting suspected COVID cases from vulnerable patients broke down. The Northern Territory has removed the majority of Greater Sydney as a coronavirus hot spot. Qantas and Japan Airlines want to form a partnership to co-ordinate schedules and airfares. Cricket Australia has given Sydney more time to save its Indian Test.  For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.