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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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WARNING. WEEKEND TELEGRAPHS SPECIAL. MUST TALK WITH PIC ED JEFF DARMANIN BEFORE PUBLISHING. Maddison Thompson and Ryan Wallis, moved from Sydney to Melbourne.

Why NSW lost 34,000 people last year to QLD, Victoria

Cost of living in Sydney and a crippling housing market are to blame for the mass exodus of NSW residents to neighbouring states. See how many left your community last year.

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Sex pests and bullies: Nurses, teachers harassed, bashed at work

NSW government departments are rife with sexual harassment, bullying, threats of physical harm, and misconduct, according to tens of thousands of public servants sounding the alarm.

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‘Global outage’: Millions impacted by internet system crash

Companies across the globe are experiencing mass system crashes – including Australian media outlets, casinos, big four banks and tech companies. Here is what we know.

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Shock data reveals courts going soft on coward attackers

Coward attackers convicted of domestic violence assaults are dodging prison time at alarming rates – despite the number of offenders jumping over the last five years. SEE THE FIGURES.

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Thornton central plans for the Penrith CBD were refused by the Western City Planning Panel despite support from council and an independent review.

550 homes in high-rise village refused by planning panel

A masterplanned development in and already bustling community in Sydney’s western suburbs was knocked back by planning bureaucrats despite council support and an independent review.

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Daily Telegraph. 29, January, 2024.Kate Washington, NSW minister for child protection, in Martin Place, SYDNEY, today.Picture: Justin Lloyd.

DCJ to face investigation over handling of kids at risk of harm

The Department of Communities and Justice will face a “maladministration investigation” by the NSW Ombudsman over its handling of vulnerable children at risk of significant harm.

Police & Courts

DAILY TELEGRAPH JULY 12, 2024. A storage facility in Kirrawee in the Sutherland Shire has burst into flames with dozens of fire and rescue personnel on the scene. Picture: Jonathan Ng

Fireys still battling blaze at Sydney storage facility

Dozens of fire and rescue personnel who raced to the scene of a burning Sutherland Shire storage facility on Friday night were continuing to battle the blaze on Saturday afternoon.

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Plans have been revealed for a new independent school at 242-258 Young Street, Waterloo

Massive new high-rise independent school revealed

A massive new multi-storey primary and secondary school could be built at the heart of a major housing precinct in Sydney’s inner west. See the plans.

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‘Mould, hair, saliva’: Disgusting reality of the anatomy of a vape

Mould, hair, a dodgy lithium battery, and saliva from testers sucking on them before they are packaged up and sent out to unsuspecting buyers – this is the reality of the anatomy of a vape.

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A disused Sydney church is set to be transformed into a commercial hub and restaurant at 422-424 Cleveland Street, Surry Hills

Sydney church to be transformed into $5m restaurant

A deconsecrated church – which has sat vacant for over a decade – is set to be transformed into a $5 million restaurant and commercial precinct. See the plans.

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