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James O'DohertyState Political Reporter

James O’Doherty is The Daily Telegraph’s State Political Editor. He joined The Telegraph in 2020 from Sky News, where he worked as a national political reporter in Canberra and a foreign correspondent in New Zealand. James has covered stories of state, national, and international significance across television and print.

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Anti-Semitic attacks triple but Premier warns more are expected

Premier Chris Minns has warned Sydney to expect more anti-Semitic attacks in the lead-up to Christmas, as he apologised to the Jewish community for not feeling safe in their own town.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA : NewsWire Photos - NOVEMBER 13 2024; NSW Premier Chris Minns speaks during Question Time in the Legislative Assembly at New South Wales Parliament House in Sydney. Picture: NewsWire / Gaye Gerard

‘We couldn’t leave Sydney stranded’: Minns on train deal

Premier Chris Minns says he wanted a lasting agreement with Sydney’s rail union but time ran out after averting a major train shutdown. The opposition has accused the government of a ‘weak and shambolic response’ to the crisis.

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The threat of rail strikes is still slithering across Sydney. Image: ChatGPT

Trainwreck averted but Sydney is being squeezed by strikes threat

The Minns government has brought Sydney’s rail chaos on itself by abolishing the wage cap, with every public sector union now demanding their pound of flesh, writes James O’Doherty.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos SEPTEMBER 24 , 2024: Nurse Caitlyn Moore gathers with nurses in Hyde Park as Nurses and Midwives march to State parliament as part of their 24 hour strike to demand better pay and for the the NSW government to better value their professions.Picture: NewsWire / John Appleyard

NSW in turmoil: 26,000 working days lost to strikes under Premier Minns

Friday’s chaotic strike action that will grind Sydney’s train network to a halt is just the latest in a long line of industrial disputes which have up-ended the lives of people across the state.

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SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 25TH JUNE 2024HOLD FOR SUNDAY TELEGRAPH - SPEAK TO JEFF DARMANINPictured at Avenue on Chifley in the Sydney CBD is owner Philip Barbaro. Once bustling businesses in SydneyÃs CBD are at the brink of collapse, as retail and hospitality juggernauts threaten to cut staff en masse in an effort to stay afloat. They have closed all of their venues on the weekend and say that there is little to no trade on a Monday or Friday. Picture: Richard Dobson

Union’s astonishing $2 billion wage claim shuts down Sydney

The astonishing wage claims by rail union bosses which will cause the closure of Sydney’s entire rail network for the next two days, would cost taxpayers an extra $2 billion if the government caved in and approved the demand.

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Negotiations fail to stave off strike – but extra Metro, light rail to run

Negotiations between train unions and the Premier failed to end the dispute on Wednesday, with the massive train shutdown planned for Friday and weekend still going ahead. Limited extra Metro and light rail services have been added.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos NOVEMBER 7TH , 2024: Minsiter for Transport Jo Haylen and Member for Canterbury Sophie Cotsis at a press conference after atour Canterbury Station upgrades as conversion of Southwest Metro continues. Picture: NewsWire / John Appleyard

Transport minister Jo Haylen’s service could be terminated by train stoppage

Sydney’s train strike has not come as any surprise. The transport minister had weeks to plan for this but instead basked in the glory of a Metro she did nothing to build, writes James O’Doherty.

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DAILY TELEGRAPH NOVEMBER 15, 2024. Jacque Capati with her children Rhythm, 3, and Harmony, 7, in Rouse Hill next to where a new hospital touted as Western SydneyÃ¢â¬â¢s Ã¢â¬Åfirst major adult hospitalÃ¢â¬Â in 40 years will be built without a full maternity unit. Families in one of SydneyÃ¢â¬â¢s fastest growing areas will have to drive up to 40 minutes to give birth. Picture: Jonathan Ng

Brand new $700m hospital where you won’t be able to give birth

The first major new hospital for adults to be built in Western Sydney in four decades will not have a birthing unit, despite being in a high-density housing zone.

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Premier announces ‘biggest change’ in decades

NSW Premier Chris Minns has used his address to The Daily Telegraph’s Bradfield Oration to announce a new three-person authority aimed at fixing the planning mess.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA : NewsWire Photos - NOVEMBER 06 2024; People are seen jogging along the harbour foreshore path early this morning with a view of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in the background. Picture: NewsWire / Gaye Gerard

‘Standard of living disaster’: Warning for the next generation of Sydneysiders

The Daily Telegraph’s Bradfield Oration has delivered some huge announcements for Sydney’s housing future, as well as what appears to be the starting gun of the 2025 Australian Federal Election.

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