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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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A tightly packed queue at the Strawberry Hills Hotel, Surry Hills Sydney, on Saturday night, December 19, 2020. Supplied

New additions to list of Sydney venues with COVID alerts

Popular northern beaches, inner city and inner west pubs and restaurants are among the venues listed in the new public health alerts. SEE THE FULL LIST.

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Bus driver a confirmed case in outbreak

One of the 28 people infected in the northern beaches COVID cluster is a bus driver who worked on December 15 and 16. And churches in the area have paused face-to-face services.

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WA border closed, QLD, Tas and NT declare hot spot

WA has slammed the border shut to NSW residents, while Queensland, Tasmania and the NT will force any traveller who has recently visited the northern beaches to quarantine.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos DECEMBER 17, 2020. Water sports at Avalon Beach. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Jeremy Piper

Severe storm to hit southwest Sydney tonight

Southwest Sydney saw the first dumping of rain in the city area as storms threaten across the state’s east tonight and tomorrow.

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Ex Prime Minister Tony Abbott goes for a surf at North Steyne before coffee with friends .pic John Grainger

Tony Abbott, Alan Jones raffled off in Liberal fundraiser

Fans of former Prime Minister Tony Abbott and ex-2GB host Alan Jones could win a chance to hang out with their heroes – but there’s a catch.

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A supplied image obtained on Wednesday, December 16, 2020, shows the flooded CBD of Lismore, NSW. The township received nearly 100mm of rainfall on Wednesday afternoon. MUST CREDIT: Chris Kitchener.

NSW towns flood as storms scatter

Storms continue to move across central and eastern NSW with heavy rain causing severe flooding in Lismore and Bowral.

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Baya Thorley ( Left , 8 fromTallebudgera ) and Harry Skews ( 7 from Boonah ) having fun riding their bikes while on holidays at Fingal as extreme weather lashes the North Coast of New South Wales.Photograph : Jason O'Brien

Wild weather to batter NSW for rest of the week

Gale force winds and heavy rain have triggered flood warnings for some parts of the state with continued rain forecast for the rest of the week.

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Embargoed for Monday 14 December 2020. Fr Thomas Stevens, Brother Dan Stafford and Rev. Colin Watts, at Randwick Racecourse today.Randwick racing icon Brother Dan Stafford has crossed the finish line after 20 years as the race course's 's well-loved and longtime chaplain. Picture:Justin Lloyd.

Brother Dan takes punt on retirement

With 20 years as Sydney’s Catholic chaplain, there’s few who could argue that Brother Dan Stafford has run a good race. Now the 82-year-old is finally leaving the job he loves.

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Prison guard charged over weapons stash at home

A raid on a correctional officer’s Lithgow home allegedly uncovered rifles, handguns, gas masks, knuckledusters, handcuffs and more.

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Hells Angels' member Terry McCormick and Rebels' member Mick Kosenko view the Palaszczuk government-commissioned anti-bikie laws' review recommendations as a backflip. Emma McBryde

Porn, car parts bought with bushfire victims’ grant money

Nine people linked to the Rebels bikie gang have been charged after allegedly buying porn subscriptions, car parts, clothes and gambling bets with money falsely claimed from state government bushfire grants.

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