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James is the host of DTTV. He joined The Daily Telegraph in 2024 after a long career in radio at 2GB – where he worked as an Executive Producer, Sports Reporter and Broadcaster.

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NIDA (main picture), sa's it's been blindsided by the plan to turn the carpark next to it (inset) into student accommodation. Pictures: Supplied

‘Blindsided’: NIDA versus UNSW in ugly brawl over carpark

Sydney’s leading performing arts academy says it will lose millions and faces an “existential risk” under a plan to turn a car park into a giant student accommodation hub.

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The current state of the Sturt Street apartment blocks, which remain behind locked gates. Source: supplied

$160m: the cost of motels & hotels for Sydney’s homeless

As the housing crisis unfolds, a proposal for almost 5,000 new homes is in limbo, with the site currently locked behind chains

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Emilia Tortorella Artwork for Bill Shorten x NDIS story 26-03-2024Version: (16x9)COPYRIGHT: The Australian's artists each have different copyright agreements in place regarding re-use of their work in other publications.Please seek advice from the artists themselves or the Managing Editor of The Australian regarding re-use.

Shorten’s NDIS reforms blow up in his face

A taskforce hand-picked by Bill Shorten to clean up the “wild west” of NDIS unregistered providers has rejected the measure he said would stop wasteful spending.

Liverpool

Randwick City Council's Mayor Philipa Veitch who spoke at a Students for Palestine rally at the University of New South Wales on Wednesday July 17 2024. Picture: Facebook

Security bulk up after Randwick mayor’s anti-Israel remarks

Randwick Councillors have slammed their Greens colleagues for ‘divisive’ anti-Israel messages and the Greens have returned fire, describing the council’s $525K Christmas celebrations bill as “an astronomical”.

NSW

Leafed out is an illegal online platform the distributes Marijuana across Sydney. It connects buyers and sellers and products are delivered to your door. Pictured are screenshots of the website. Picture: Supplied

LeafedOut: Sydney’s giant illegal online cannabis network

At least 70 Sydney drug dealers are freely using an elaborate website to deal illegal marijuana to thousands of people across Sydney

NSW

Businesses all around the world have been affected by Crowdstrike outage which affects Microsoft based computers. Terry White Chemist at the Gasworks in Brisbane closed its doors during the outage. Newstead Friday 19th July 2024 Picture David Clark

CrowdStrike has $1.5m software deal with Australian Defence Force

The technology company caught up in the global IT outage has millions of dollars worth of government contracts in Australia, including with Defence.

NSW

Photo of Cr Philipa Veitch Randwick City Council 0431701258 at ÔBright lightÕ Preethi Reddy to be honoured in candlelight vigils at town hall on 09 March 2019 at 68 Anzac Parade,(Sunday Telegraph / Flavio Brancaleone)

Randwick Mayor accuses Israel of murdering babies in uni rant

Philipa Veitch has lashed out at Israel for ‘brutally’ murdering babies at a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of NSW. Watch the video HERE.

Police & Courts

Rental vehicle involved in wild police pursuit through western Sydney. Pic Supplied.

Rental car collides with police vehicle after high speed pursuit

A driver behind the wheel of a hired car has crashed into a police car after leading officers on a frantic, high speed chase through the backstreets of western Sydney. SEE THE VIDEO.

NSW

The Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) Assistant Secretary and Victorian Trades Hall Council President Shaun Reardon (centre) is seen amongst thousands of protesters at the Change the Rules rally in Melbourne, Wednesday, April 10, 2019. (AAP Image/Daniel Pockett) NO ARCHIVING

Taxpayers ‘ripped-off’ amid CFMEU fallout, Dutton says

Damning corruption claims against the CFMEU’s construction wing point to ‘the biggest rip-off of the Australian taxpayer in Australian history’, Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton said on Thursday.

Opinion

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 25: Australian Defence Force personnel participate in the Anzac Day march on April 25, 2024, in Melbourne, Australia. Anzac Day is a national holiday in Australia, traditionally marked by a dawn service held during the time of the original Gallipoli landing and commemorated with ceremonies and parades throughout the day. Anzac Day commemorates the day the Australian and New Zealand Army Corp (ANZAC) landed on the shores of Gallipoli on April 25, 1915, during World War 1. (Photo by Diego Fedele/Getty Images)

How Australian Defence Farce was on full display

The ADF needs to increase the number of soldiers but people don’t want to join the military, and those running the show are to blame, writes James Willis.

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