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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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ExclusiveFederal Election

Greens ‘tax bomb’: Cost of party’s key demands exposed

Newly updated costings of the Greens’ plan to slash negative gearing and capital gains concessions would put Australians on the hook for more than $215 billion, it can be revealed.

Analysis

Jim Chalmers v Angus Taylor at the Sky News Treasurers’ Debate. Picture: Sky News.

WATCH: 8 key moments and zingers in feisty TV face-off

Here are the top moments from the Sky News Treasurers’ Debate, where arguments got feisty and insults got personal between Jim Chalmers and Angus Taylor. SEE THE VIDEOS

National

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire - 09 APRIL 2025:Jim Chalmers v Angus Taylor at the Sky News Treasurers' Debate.Picture: Christian Gilles / NewsWire

Watch: ‘Glass jaw’ Jim whips up fear on secret Liberal cuts

Jim Chalmers and Angus Taylor have gone head-to-head in the Sky News Treasurers’ Debate – and faced some very personal questions from the moderator. WATCH THE HIGHLIGHTS

ExclusiveNSW

Tina Brown, former editor of the Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Post, is the Teal candidate for Berowra

Teal candidate’s newspaper move angers Libs

Berowra teal candidate Tina Brown publishes The Post newspaper – that magazine has given “in kind donations” to Ms Brown’s campaign.

EXCLUSIVENSW

Artist impressions of the proposed Bankstown Centre for Excellence at Belmore Sports Ground.

Bulldogs get tick of approval for new HQ

Construction on Canterbury-Bankstown’s new centre of excellence is set to start in October.

ExclusiveNSW

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA : NewsWire Photos - MARCH 11 2025; John Graham Minister for Roads, Minister for Transport, Minister for Arts, is seen during a budget estimates Parliamentary hearing at NSW Parliament House in Sydney. Picture: NewsWire/ Gaye Gerard

$480k latest slug in never-ending toll review

Taxpayers have been slugged another $480,000 for consultants to work on the never-ending Toll Review … which has already cost $5.4m without delivering any savings for motorists.

VIDEONSW

Leaders trade barbs on migration as they battle for Western Sydney

It is the community bearing the brunt of a massive migration push so, when Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton met for the first time on the federal election trail, Western Sydney was in the middle of a war of words over who was to blame.

Opinion

Central Park will be part of the Bradfield City Centre, set to form part of the Aerotropolis in Western Sydney, around the airport. NSW real estate.

What inner-west PM needs to remember about Sydney’s outer west

With Western Sydney copping the brunt of population growth, it deserves to get the lion’s share of infrastructure funding but is being dudded when it comes to federal government cash, writes James O’Doherty.

NSW

Hospital Ward: Friendly Doctor Talks to Smiling Young Woman Resting in Bed, Fully Recovering after Sickness. Physician Uses Tablet Computer, Does Checkup, Gives Treatment Advice, Health Recommendation

Doctors to strike despite risk of ‘legal, professional consequences’

Thousands of doctors in NSW hospitals who are vowing to go on strike next week have been warned they may face ‘legal and professional consequences’ for forging ahead with the action.

NSW

‘Massive overreaction’: Minns slams union over Metro shutdown demand

NSW Premier Chris Minns has accused the Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) of overreacting to the Metro open door debacle, rubbishing their calls for the entire network to be shut down while the incident is investigated.

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