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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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tenants lining up to rent apartment in Lewisham

‘What planet are they on?’: Battlers fume at cost crunch claims

While ‘experts’ claim the cost of living crunch is easing, western Sydney locals bearing the brunt of soaring bills, groceries, mortgages and rent beg to differ.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos, October 31 2024. NSW Premier Chris Minns, Premier gave a press conference with minister John Graham and minister Jihad Dib (not pictured) to provide an update on the NSW GovernmentÃs toll relief rebate. Rotary Park, Riverwood. Picture: NewsWire / Max Mason-Hubers

‘I’m not ducking it’: the 9-month pay brawl wreaking havoc in NSW

Premier Chris Minns says he can’t intervene in an ongoing industrial dispute delaying billions of dollars of NSW public infrastructure projects because the companies involved are privately owned.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos AUGUST 12, 2022: NSW Treasurer and Minister for Energy Climate Change Matt Kean with Energy Minister Chris Bowen and state and territory colleagues during a press conference in Parliament House win Canberra.Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gary Ramage

Ex-treasurer grilled over conflict of interest claims in new jobs

Former NSW Treasurer and energy minister Matt Kean has defended his two new roles after claims of a conflict of interest were raised at Senate estimates.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos AUGUST 15, 2024: Paul Scully during question time at NSW State Parliament on Thursday. Picture: NewsWire / Nikki Short

Silver mine fight puts 60 major projects, $50bn at risk

A court decision which torpedoed a Mudgee silver mine has forced an urgent attempt to change laws to prevent other major projects being blocked.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 21: Australian Senator Lidia Thorpe disrupts proceedings as Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla attend a reception at Parliament House on October 21, 2024 in Canberra, Australia. The King's visit to Australia is his first as monarch, and the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa will be his first as head of the Commonwealth. (Photo by Lukas Coch-Pool/Getty Images)

‘The real sovereigns’: Thorpe’s defiant message after outburst

Controversial Victorian senator Lidia Thorpe has made a pointed statement in the aftermath of her shock outburst against King Charles.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 21: King Charles III plants a tree as Australia's Governor-General Sam Mostyn (2nd R) watches during a tree planting at Government House in Yarralumla on October 21, 2024 in Canberra, Australia. The King's visit to Australia will be his first as Monarch, and CHOGM in Samoa will be his first as Head of the Commonwealth. (Photo by Brook Mitchell/Getty Images)

‘Truly awesome’: King and Queen charm Canberra

King Charles and Queen Camilla have had a busy day in Canberra as their whirlwind royal tour continues. See photos.

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Iris Capital's $1 billion east end development in Newcastle CBD. Artist Impressions. Supplied

Decision looms on $1bn project to deliver Newcastle housing boost

A crunch meeting will be held which will decide whether more than a hundred new homes will be built in the CBD – months after it was kiboshed by unelected bureaucrats.

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‘Horrible tax’ stopping Aussies from buying home

The nation’s peak business organisation has called for a “horrible” tax to be dropped, saying it is stopping Australians being able to buy a home.

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Miles Hedge in limbo at his unsellable property near Blaney with the proposed McPhillamy Mine (hill) directly behind him. . Picture: Graham Schumman

“We’ve been shafted”: Minister’s mine ban renders homes unsellable

Heartbroken homeowners struck by Tanya Plibersek’s partial ban on a gold mine say they’re stuck in limbo, with their houses rendered unsellable due to uncertainty over the project’s future.

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Move for ‘First Nations approach’ to foreign policy criticised

A move to take a First Nations approach to Australia’s foreign policy has drawn criticism from strategy experts, who fear it could result losing the “hard-edge” needed for global strategy.

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