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Derrick Krusche is a journalist for The Daily Telegraph in Sydney. Get in touch at derrick.krusche@news.com.au

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 31: The White Lotus season 3 cast members Morgana O'Reilly, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Natasha Rothwell, and Leslie Bibb pose for a photocall at the Park Hyatt on March 31, 2025 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Don Arnold/WireImage)

Stars of two of the world’s biggest TV shows hit Sydney

Spoilers: The White Lotus had viewers cringing worldwide when two brothers took things too far – and now the actor at the centre of the infamous scene and other stars have arrived in town.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos, March 25, 2025. Premier Chris Minns at a press conference with housing minister Rose Jackson MP, Anoulack Chanthivong MP and Trina Jones, NSW Rental Commissioner, to announce details around the commencement of rental reforms in New South Wales. Parliament House. Picture: NewsWire / Max Mason-Hubers

Minns supports urgent review into mental health legal loophole

The NSW Premier has thrown his support behind Attorney-General Michael Daley’s call for an ‘urgent review’ into a surge of cases being dismissed in court on mental health grounds.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos, March 18, 2025. Attorney General of NSW Michael Daley lays into the opposition during NSW Parliament question time. Picture: NewsWire / Max Mason-Hubers

Calls for action on mental health loophole

NSW Attorney-General Michael Daley has requested a please explain meeting with justice department bosses after The Daily Telegraph revealed a spike in people having criminal charges dismissed on mental health grounds.

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Surge in charges dismissed on mental health grounds

The amount of people having criminal charges dismissed on mental health grounds in the Local Court of NSW has snowballed, with cases increasing by 50 per cent in the past four years.

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‘Downfall’: Busted Border Force official’s betrayal fears before arrest

“Meeting you is gonna be the downfall of me,” a corrupt Border Force official told the alleged Sydney gangland figure accused of grooming her. The words proved prophetic when he flipped on her, police allege.

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Handbags and high heels: Sweet talker allegedly ‘bribed’ ABF official

A man accused of importing cocaine into Sydney with the help of a corrupt ABF official spoke intimately to her in intercepted conversations, telling her: “I’ve just got to get you a pair of high heels,” police allege.

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texts between alleged ganster and ABF official

‘You put the lingerie on’: Racy texts between ABF official and alleged gangster

An Australian Border Force official bragged an alleged gangster would buy her a European holiday or a BMW in a series of texts and calls obtained by a group of detectives. READ THEM

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Border Force officer accused of taking bribes from drug trafficker

A high-ranking Australian Border Force official is among those charged by a new task force cracking down on drug importation, with it alleged the officer accepted bribes for information.

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Challenges brewing inside Sydney law firm after high-profile launch

It’s been 12 months since British law firm Pogust Goodhead opened up shop in Sydney and while the initial plan was to launch up to 10 cases within 18 months in Australia, not a single case has been filed.

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Probe into funding for Islamic groups who defended Bankstown nurses blocked

The Minns Government has blocked moves to investigate the funding of Muslim groups behind a controversial communique supporting two Bankstown nurses who claimed to have killed Israeli patients.

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