Our Journalists

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.

James O'Doherty

Latest

EXCLUSIVENSW

Labor MPs dumbfounded by Albanese’s clifftop purchase

State Labor MPs have slammed Anthony Albanese’s recent property purchase, labelling the timing of it as “stupid” and saying it shows his “lack of political and social understanding”.

EXCLUSIVENSW

Among those joining King Charles for lunch will be Leila and Danny and Leila Abdallah, top left; Noemie Fox, middle ledt; Deng Adut, bottom left; Casey Donovan, top right; Dr Daniel Nour, middle right and Professor Veena Sahajwalla, bottom right. Pictures: News Corp/Supplied

Revealed: The lunch guest list fit for a King

A rollcall of Western Sydney’s best ambassadors, we reveal some of the prominent identities invited to attend the exclusive barbecue — billed as an event to celebrate Australia’s cultural diversity — with King Charles next week.

NSW

Nathan Moran, the CEO of the Metropolitan Aboriginal Land Council. Picture: Supplied

Country and culture ignored in gold mine brawl

The CEO of the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council has accused the state and federal governments of engaging in “maladministration”.

ExclusiveNSW

New rules for homebuyers to fight NIMBYs in key Sydney precincts

Paperwork for properties in entertainment hubs will be changed to stop NIMBYS moving into a night-life hub then trying to kill the vibe – the move has been met with praise from the industry.

UpdatedNSW

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA : NewsWire Photos JUNE 18 2024: Treasurer Daniel Mookhey addresses the media in a press conference to deliver the NSW Budget 2024-25 budget at Martin Place in Sydney. Picture: Newswire / Gaye Gerard

NSW looks to force private health insurers to pay a higher levy

The Minns Government and private health insurers have escalated their fight over hospital funding into an all-out brawl, while the NSW Treasurer admits Mike Baird got it right 10 years go.

ExclusiveNSW

Paintings by Indigenous artist Nyree Reynolds, whose application for protection led to the $1 billion McPhillamys gold project being blocked.

Artist used own paintings to push case to block gold mine

Indigenous artist Nyree Reynolds, whose application led to a gold mine in Blayney being put on ice, submitted her own paintings as evidence the mine should be blocked.

UPDATEDNSW

Minister for the Environment and Water Tanya Plibersek at the Nature Matters launch

Minister reveals reasons behind her most controversial move

Tanya Plibersek has finally revealed the reasons behind her controversial decision to stall a gold mine in regional NSW. Read what she has to say.

EXCLUSIVENSW

NSW v Feds: Blame game brews over banned Blayney gold mine

State and federal Labor governments are embroiled in a heated blame game over who is responsible for the controversial decision to stall a gold mine in regional NSW.

EXCLUSIVENSW

Convicted pedophiles will be banned from playing popular kids games like Roblox and Minecraft, but parents will need to wait a year for the extra protections to come into force. Pictures: Supplied

‘Pedophile hellscape’: Child sex offenders’ computer games ban

Sex offenders on the Child Protection Register will be prohibited from playing online games during their reporting period, or face five years in jail.

Opinion

Without age limits, social media will turn our kids in to zombies. Image: ChatGPT

The results are in: It’s time to end the social media experiment

The evidence is in on the great ‘experiment’ of universal social media use: Kids are using it more and more, and increasingly reporting negative, sometimes catastrophic, outcomes, writes James O’Doherty.

Original URL: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/journalists/james-odoherty/page/15