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Clarissa Bye is a senior journalist at the Daily Telegraph who breaks agenda-setting and investigative yarns. She has several decades’ experience covering both Federal and State politics, features, social affairs, education and medical rounds. She was the youngest Federal Parliament correspondent for The Sun Herald where she was short-listed for a Walkley.

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Skin cancer treatment could be all wrong, experts claim

A group of skin cancer researchers are questioning a standard surgical procedure used in Australia to find out if a melanoma has spread. Here’s what they say.

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OCTOBER 8, 2000 : Police holding knife at scene of shooting death of youth Shahab Kargarian (17), who was picnicing by his vehicle on Greenwich Road when approached by two men armed with revolver before being shot, 08/10/00. Pic Matt Reed.NSW / Crime / MurderWeapon

Knife criminals avoiding jail despite crackdown

New laws were rushed in last year to tackle knives being carried in public — but new data shows the courts have only sent one person to jail after the NSW crackdown on knife crime.

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10/04/2023: Queensland Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll testing with random breath tests at an RBT site in Archerfield, Brisbane, over the easter break. pic Lyndon Mechielsen/Courier Mail

Dramatic drop in random breath tests as state’s road toll spikes

An enormous fall in the number of random breath tests being carried out on NSW roads has sparked concern as the state’s road toll rises.

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**BLURRED VERSION** A Sydney baker has posted images of a four year old child dressed as a Hamas terrorist and a picture of an actual terrorist on his 4th birthday cake, Abu Obaida - a notorious Hamas terrorist and spokesman for the group.https://twitter.com/AustralianJA/status/1792877353007456599/photo/1 AJewishAssoc twitter:

Cupcake outrage: Boy, 4, dressed as terrorist

While most four-year-old boys have birthday cakes with Batman or Real Madrid, one Sydney boy was given cupcakes with a Hamas terrorist photo.

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Tambov, Russian Federation - May 12, 2016 Portrait of Lego minifigure with gray baseplate background. Studio shot.

‘Preschool for snowflakes’: public servants play Lego to ‘de-stress’

Some of Canberra’s vast army of public servants are enjoying respite from their stressful office jobs by playing Lego.

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Telegraph June 15 2023Context: Gary Jubelin hosts guest Craig Foster on ICK PodcastPictured: Gary Jubeling and Craig FosterPhotographer: Christian Anstey

Ex-Socceroo blasted for backing call to ban Israel from World Cup

Former Socceroo Craig Foster’s push to try to isolate and expel Israel from international football has drawn a stern rebuke from concerned Australians.

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Massive day for our volunteers with a large 100 acre local hazard reduction burn. A lot of planning and 8 hours of work to complete this one ,6 trucks and 12 volunteers. Very dry and a lot to manage don’t be a fool fire season is here, this may be the last hazard reduction we assist with until we see some change in the weather. #notexcatlyboring #haveyouvolunteeredyet #RFS #CRFB #PrepareActSurvive #fireseason2023 Picture Cambooya RFB

Record rains dampen fire hazard reduction hopes

The past few weeks should have been the perfect season for fire authorities to get through a massive amount of hazard reduction, but Mother Nature has got in the way.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA , NSW Police Force general generic stock GV breaking news police tape image at the Headquarters in Surry Hills, Sydney Australia. Picture: NCA Newswire / Gaye Gerard

Dire NSW police shortage sparks new bid to lure Kiwi cops

With NSW over 1500 officers short, the Minns government is taking action to fast-track police recruitment and lure interstate and overseas cops to our shores.

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Sydneysiders more patriotic than ‘woke elites’ in Melbourne

Australians were asked about their attachment to their own country and some of the results — particularly from the ‘woke’ city of Melbourne — surprised the researchers.

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The Hunter Valley Grammer School is based northwest of Newcastle. Picture: Google Maps

Anger over Hunter school’s ‘woke’ call to dump ‘Mother’s Day Stall’

A private school in the Hunter Valley has renamed its traditional “Mother’s Day Stall” a “Family Gift Stall” for inclusivity reasons – leaving some mums at the school fuming.

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