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Julie CrossNational Social Affairs Reporter

Julie Cross is the national social affairs reporter for the Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph, Herald Sun, Courier Mail and Adelaide Advertiser. She writes about aged care, child care, women’s issues, disability, education, family and consumer trends and immigration. She has previously written for British and Irish national newspapers. If you have a story contact her at julie.cross@news.com.au

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Manly

New bid for gas drilling off coast

Environmentalists have slammed plans by an energy company to drill for gas off the NSW coast this year. The controversial application was lodged this week.

Manly

New burger buns for the health conscious

Want a burger without the guilt? A new burger joint has opened in Manly offering healthy bun options including falafel and gluten-free rice buns. Find out what we thought.

Manly

Cochlear implants help Olive start ‘big school’

Olive O’Hagan is completely deaf, but with cochlear implants, intense therapy and a lot of determination, she has better language skills than the average six-year-old. Now, she’s looking forward to putting it all into practise when she starts school.

Manly

Australia Day honours list for northern beaches

A popular TV sports presenter and a volunteer firefighter are among 14 northern peninsula residents to make this year’s Australia Day Honours list.

Manly

Safety authority investigating hospital patient’s death

A government authority has confirmed it is investigating the shock death of a patient at Northern Beaches Hospital – as it has been revealed concerns were previously raised about the safety of the area in which the man died.

Manly

‘I really don’t care what people think of me in a bikini’

Plus-size model and body image warrior Chelsea Bonner says kids today think being attractive is more important than being kind, as she calls on them to see her as an inspiration.

Manly

Live CCTV lets parents watch bubs in hospital care on phones

Baby CCTV has been set up at the Special Care Unit at Northern Beaches Hospital so worried parents can watch them on their mobile phones 24/7.

Manly

Staff offered counselling after patient’s ‘distressing’ death

Psychologists are being made available to staff or visitors who witnessed the shocking death of a patient in the reception area of Northern Beaches Hospital yesterday.

Hornsby

Hornsby’s to celebrate Australia Day with big family party

Hornsby’s Australia Day celebrations promise to be a crowd pleaser, with local future stars singing Aussie classic songs, as well as other cultural performances.

Manly

The long-time Bilgola Beach weekender of the late publisher James Fairfax at 74 The Serpentine, Bilgola Beach is for sale.

Spearfisherman, 26, dies on northern beaches

A 26-year-old man from Hornsby Heights has tragically died after spearfishing on the northern beaches. Life savers and police divers are due to search for two missing spearguns abandoned in the water over fears they could go off.

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