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Kaitlyn Hudson-O’Farrell is a general news reporter and has worked at The Daily Telegraph since June 2019. She enjoys covering everything from breaking hard news to grassroots community affairs and lifestyle or health yarns.

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Lightning over Nattai Ponds in the NSW Southern Highlands. Picture: David Hofman ,

Dark days: 100k buildings still blacked out 24 hours after storms

Almost 100,000 NSW homes and businesses have been warned their electricity may not be turned back on until Sunday after Wednesday night’s storms caused blackouts along the east coast.

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Hadi Nazari can be seen bare-chested after he was found alive in dense NSW bushland in the kosciuszko national park. Picture: ABC/Adriane Reardon

How Hadi Nazari left a vital message for his searchers

Missing hiker Hadi Nazari recorded a message telling rescuers he was drinking water and apologising for going missing, spurring them on to find him after 13 days. Read how he did it.

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CCTV of possible gangland hit attempt

Police have charged a man with nine alleged offences and released CCTV of another who remains at large after what they claim was a possible gangland hit attempt in Sydney’s west.

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$$$ FEES APPLY*** MUST CREDIT MATRIX *** 18 DEC 2024 QUEENSLAND WWW.MATRIXPICTURES.COM.AU EXCLUSIVE PICTURES Karl and Jasmine Stefanovics Christmas break is off to a hectic start as his daughter Harper went missing from their Sunshine Beach home today. Little Harper was missing for over an hour with all family members including Karls daughters new boyfriend Genaro Abdola also seen looking frantically in the surrounding beach and bushland. There Police Helicopter and Surf Life Savers were also present search from the Air and Sea. SIDE NOTE Check Ava boyfriendÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s shorts. He has Karls face printed all over them as a friendly reminder / deterrent ?? NOTE: The caption above is the photographerÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s impression only and may or may not be factual. It is the responsibility of the end user, publisher or licensee to verify the data before publication. All editorial images subject to the following: For editorial use only. Additional clearance required for commercial, wireless, internet or promotional use.Images may not be altered or modified. Matrix Media Group makes no representations or warranties regarding names, trademarks or logos appearing in the images. DISCLAIMER: To the maximum extent permitted by law, we make no representations or warranties about our Content, including (without limitation) that: They are complete, accurate, reliable, up-to-date and suitable for any particular purpose.

Karl’s Noosa ‘nightmare’: Missing daughter sparks police search

Karl Stefanovic had a “frightening” start to his Christmas break after his youngest daughter Harper went missing, with a police helicopter called in to help find the little girl.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation Acting Managing Director David Anderson (left) and Editorial Director Alan Sunderland appear at a Senate Estimates into political interference in the ABC at NSW Parliament in Sydney, Wednesday, March 6, 2019. (AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts) NO ARCHIVING

‘Unacceptable’: ABC review submitted almost two months late

An independent probe into the ABC’s coverage of Australian soldiers in Afghanistan has been labelled “unacceptable” after its findings were submitted almost two months late.

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Supplied images of a citizens arrest in Pitt St in Sydney, today. Witness say a security guard kicked a man out of a Woolies Metro and then he tried to hit the guard before a few others got involved to pin him down. Picture: Supplied,

Sydney shoppers perform citizens’ arrest in packed CBD

A trio of shoppers got more than they bargained for at the Black Friday sales this weekend when they helped restrain a man after an alleged assault.

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Australian broadcaster Alan Jones arriving at Marlborough Street Court in London. Picture: London Sun.

Arrest in London public toilet a low point

While his charges are the talk of the moment, a run-in with the law involving a London public toilet also saw Alan Jones hit the headlines 35 years ago.

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**FEES APPLY ** TNV ONE TIME USE ** MUST CREDIT TNV** , , TWO YEAR OLD (?) MALE CHILD IN A SERIOUS CONDITION AFTER BEING PULLED UNRESPONSIVE FROM A PUBLIC POOL IN CARDIAC ARREST. CHILD WAS GIVEN CPR AND RESUSCITATED. RECEIVED RSI ON SCENE BEFORE BEING TRANSPORTED TO WESTMEAD CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN A SERIOUS CONDITION. INTERVIEW WITH TWO RESCUERS WHO FOUND THE CHILD FACE DOWN FLOATING IN THE POOL. SCENE COVERAGE, , PICTURE: TNV

Bystanders save boy found lifeless at Sydney pool

A little boy is believed to be in a stable condition after being pulled unconscious from a public pool in western Sydney on Sunday.

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‘Furious’ wife ousts Nomad restaurant boss over Nazi symbol

After being charged with displaying a Nazi symbol at a pro-Palestinian rally and suffering a community backlash, Al Yazbek is no longer involved with his hospitality group. See what his angry wife had to say about it.

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Lynne Smith's parents Frederick Henry Arthur Mortley and Elwyn Betty Mortley wrote love letters to each other during WWII. They have only recently been discovered in a home at Balgowlah Heights. They will be reunited with Lynn Smith who now lives in Queensland.

Letters of a WWII love story: Shock discovery 80 years on

Fred and Elwyn Mortley were a private and ‘reserved’ couple. But the secrets of their World War II romance have been revealed in hundreds of love letters dating back 80 years. Read them here.

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