Daily Telegraph News & Politics

Families caught in the crossfire of Sydney’s deadly gang wars are sick of the gunbattles that go on day and night and getaway cars being torched outside suburban homes. Newly elected NSW councillors could be turfed out of their jobs after an “epic fail of democracy” meant thousands of votes were not counted and some councillors may have been ­declared winners by mistake. A $2 billion investment to turn the Entertainment Quarter at Moore Park into an arts and entertainment precinct and create 17,000 jobs could be lost because of a late night amendment to new laws made by an independent MP and the Greens. And Ash Barty has “unique’’ ­appeal in Australia’s sports marketing landscape which will linger long after she stops playing the sport. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.