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Lachlan LeemingFederal Political Reporter

Lachlan Leeming is a federal political reporter for The Daily Telegraph, working out of the Canberra press gallery. Over his career he has covered politics, local government, natural disasters, crime and court, both in the UK and throughout regional Australia.

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Supplied image of John Ruddick MP (left). Picture: facebook

Party pledges to approve ‘every development application’

A party fighting for the balance of power on a Sydney council has vowed to slash public servants and give the green light to every planning application if they win.

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The future streetscapes of Sydney are a step closer to becoming a reality with 21 architectureteams shortlisted for the New South Wales Pattern Book Design Competition.Architects from across the world flocked to submit an expression of interest to the Government’sInternational Design Competition with 212 entries from Australia, Europe, the UK, Asia, Africa, the USand South America.Includesign and Six Degrees Mornington House _ Living Village Picture: Juan Quinones

Future face of Sydney: how mass new homes could look

Short-listed architecture firms will now create special designs for our city, which will be eligible for lightning-quick approval.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos SEPTEMBER 15, 2024: Clover Moore pictured with her team at a press conference addressing the media following her historic win for a sixth term as Sydney lord mayor.Picture: NewsWire / Damian Shaw

Clover’s control under threat as vote goes south

For the first time in her 20-year tenure, Clover Moore’s majority on the City of Sydney council is on thin ice.

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VOXPOP Corey (29) and Jody (25) Curtis give their opinions about why Labor took a hit in the voting in the Parramatta electorate. Jane Dempster/ Daily Telegraph.

Labor hit in heartlands amid federal election warning

The Liberals defied their nomination bungles to post strong but patchy results in a development which could ring alarm bells for Labor’s federal campaign.

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Caption: An Australian Special Operations Task Group soldiers observing the valley during the Shah Wali Kot Offensive. Mid Caption: Shah Wali Kot Offensive Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) partnered with Australian Special Forces from the Special Operations Task Group conducted a deliberate operation to clear a Taliban insurgent stronghold in the Shah Wali Kot region of northern Kandahar province. The Shah Wali Kot Offensive comprised synchronised and deliberate clearance operations involving Australian Commandos combined with a number of surgical helicopter-born assaults from Special Air Service (SAS) troops on key targets. Removing Taliban insurgents from Afghan communities allows the Government of Afghanistan to establish a presence and gain the trust of the community to provide them with necessary infrastructure and security that was not provided by the insurgents. Picture: Department of Defence

‘Disgraceful’: Medals to be stripped from Afghanistan vets

Up to nine commanders in the Australian Defence Force will have their medals stripped from them, as a result of a long-running investigation into war crimes in Afghanistan.

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How absurd 1912 article played role in blocking $1b gold mine

Questions have been raised over a 1912 newspaper article which informed the establishment of an Indigenous burial site within the area of a proposed gold mine.

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Disturbing videos and social media accounts using Sunshine Coast school logos and branding students as âman whoresâ and âuglyâ have emerged online. Photo: iStock

Our campaign that uncovered the ugly online reality

News Corp’s Let Them Be Kids campaign played a pivotal role in convincing politicians to act on the damage caused by tech platforms to young people.

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Pink-haired teenage hipster girl in a colorful bright T-shirt is using a smartphone on a summer day.Summer concept.Generation Z style.Social media concept.

‘Enough is enough’: Landmark social media changes to protect kids

Prime Mininster Anthony Albanese will impose a minimum age for social media use to protect children from its mental and physical health harms, the win for kids coming after a News Corp campaign.

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PM hints at preferred age limit for social media ban

Anthony Albanese has revealed the age he wants to raise the social media age limit to, but will work with states on a final proposal.

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Our campaign that uncovered the ugly online reality

News Corp’s Let Them Be Kids campaign played a pivotal role in convincing politicians to act on the damage caused by tech platforms to young people.

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