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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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Chinese Australians in Burwood speak to the Daily Telegraph about the rising tensions between the two countries and what it means to them. Grace Zhang with twin girls Elise and Ivana 5. Picture: Toby Zerna

Chinese Aussies yearn for better times amid Beijing fallout

The diplomatic stoush between Canberra and Beijing is “disappointing”, Chinese-Australians say.

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Lighting from Middleton Park in Yagoona. Storm has moved across Sydney this afternoon. Picture Toby Zerna.

Thousands without power after storms follow summer scorcher

Thousands of homes were left without power after a “line of storms” hit the east coast on Tuesday night.

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Scorching heatwave prompts health warning

Sydney is set to sizzle this weekend as a severe heatwave sets in, with NSW Health issuing a warning over the expected extreme weather.

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Backlash against ABC’s all-white line-up

The politically-correct ABC has been torched by social justice warriors for its all-white line-up of news presenters.

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ALBURY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 22: NSW police are seen patrolling the Victorian border checkpoint in South Albury prior to its reopening on November 22, 2020 in Albury, Australia. New South Wales will reopen its border to Victoria at 12:01 on Monday 23 November, with people able to freely travel into NSW for the first time since border restrictions were put in place in July due to Victoria's second wave COVID-19 outbreak. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)

We passed your test QLD, now open up

Victorians are being welcomed into NSW today but QLD won’t make a border decision anytime soon despite NSW passing an “insane bar” to reopen.

UpdatedPolice & Courts

Must credit 9 News. A 17-year-old with possible links to the underworld has been shot in what police believe was a targeted attack after a meeting on a suburban western Sydney street today. , , , 9News Sydney, @9NewsSyd, ·, 27m, #BREAKING: #9News has obtained #exclusive video of the moment a suspected getaway car was torched. #9News

Teen member of Sydney underworld family shot

A teenager who was shot in what police say was a targeted attack is a member of the notorious Alameddine family, and the gunman remains on the run.

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Clouds moving into Sydney as seen from Forest Lodge as a severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for large hailstones and heavy rainfall for parts of Sydney. Picture: Jonathan Ng

Thunderstorms wreak havoc across NSW

Wild weather has caused damage as strong winds and hail pelted parts of the state. This comes after five people were treated after a near-miss with a lightning bolt.

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Video still from Facebook of striking Blacktown Hospital nurses walking off the job today. Source: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/nswnma/videos/391228402067419

Nurses forced back to ‘unsafe’ conditions

Exhausted nurses who walked off the job over an “untenable” staff shortage at Blacktown Hospital have been forced to return after industrial negotiations failed.

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Sydney nurses strike over ‘dire’ lack of staff

A chronic lack of staff has prompted more than 100 nurses to walk off the job at a Western Sydney hospital where five babies have died in 18 months.

Entertainment

Tom Burgess announces the birth of his second child with partner Tahlia Giumelli.tahliagiumelliOur little girl She decided to surprise us and greet us early at 36 weeks. Born in a super speedy 5 hours at a healthy 3.5kgs (big for a premmie #burgessbaby). Our bundle of joy is yet to be named but we are so in love with her and canÃt wait for Sophie to meet her little sister @thomasburgess. So yes Rupert was a Rupertina after all haha

New Burgess baby welcomed into NRL clan

There is a new addition the Burgess family with Rabbitohs prop Tom Burgess welcoming a “surprise” second daughter with fiancee Tahlia Giumelli.

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