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Jake McCallumEvening Chief of Staff

Jake McCallum is the Evening Chief of Staff for the Saturday and Sunday Telegraph, and an investigative reporter. He was previously the NSW Hyperlocal Deputy Editor, managing community mastheads across Greater Sydney and NewsLocal’s State Political Editor based in NSW Parliament.

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Police are investigating the death of a four-month-old baby in Gunnedah on Tuesday, January 21., picture: facebook/https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=9273550649333858&set=pb.100000370460261.-2207520000&type=3,

Man charged with murder of baby boy

A man has been charged with murder after the death of a four-month-old baby in the state’s northwest. Here is what we know.

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Police investigate three fresh anti-Semitic attacks in Sydney

NSW Police are investigating three new anti-Semitic vandalism attacks across Sydney’s east, including offensive graffiti found near a Jewish primary school in Maroubra.

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They’re hardened crims, not kids: Cop exposes law flaw

A fed up NSW country cop has revealed a legal principle that is failing communities when it comes to surging youth crime.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 22: King Charles III and Queen Camilla pose for a photo in front of Sydney Harbour Bridge on October 22, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. The King's visit to Australia is his first as monarch, and the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa will be his first as head of the Commonwealth. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

Taxpayers slugged $64k to bring King’s aides out before royal tour

Aussie taxpayers were slugged tens of thousands of dollars to bring a team of Buckingham Palace aides over from London to scope out locations across the country – months before King Charles and Queen Camilla set foot down under.

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Woman in intensive care after dodgy at-home botox visit

A woman has been left in intensive care after a suspected case of botulism – believed to be linked to an at-home injectables company handing out unregulated anti-wrinkle injections.

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Popular Sydney swim spots contaminated with ‘faecal matter’

Some of Sydney’s most iconic swimming spots are being exposed to massive levels of “faecal matter”, with some beaches reaching levels 75 times what is considered safe. Find out where.

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‘Miserable’: Young Sydneysiders unload about Aussie nightmare

The great Aussie dream to own a house with a backyard for the kids to run around is turning into a nightmare, with exclusive analysis revealing the average salary needed to buy a home in four major capital cities.

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Top cop Karen Webb hires sixth media chief for plum $360k gig

Karen Webb has appointed a new media chief who previously worked for billionaire mining magnate Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest. Anthony Flannery is the sixth person to take the role since 2022.

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Newcastle and Central Coast passengers were the first to enjoy Sydney Trains' new Mariyung train which rolled out of Newcastle Interchange today on its first ever passenger service., , , , The first Mariyung Train to carry passengers began its journey from Newcastle Interchange to Sydney Terminal at 8:21am, stopping at 20 stations, including Hamilton, Broadmeadow, Cardiff, Fassifern, Morisset, Wyee, Warnervale, Wyong, Tuggerah, Gosford, Point Clare, Tascott, Koolewong, Woy Woy, Berowra, Hornsby, Epping, Strathfield, before arriving at Sydney Terminal.

Train services to Western Sydney return to normal schedule

Sydney trains network has returned to normal after a signal failure stopped all services from Central to the city’s west earlier on Thursday evening.

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CANBERRA, Australia - NewsWire Photos - July 1, 2024: Governor General Samantha Mostyn during a welcome to country smoking ceremony at the Swearing at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman

$450k in taxpayer cash spent on welcome to country ceremonies

Welcome to country ceremonies at Australian government events have cost Aussie taxpayers more than $450,000 in the past two years. See the big spending agencies here.

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