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Linda Silmalis has been covering politics for more than two decades, breaking both state and federal stories and investigating issues that impact NSW voters. As author of The Sauce political gossip column, she goes behind the scenes to expose what really goes on in the corridors of power.

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**** LEGAL WARNING ****- SUNDAY TELEGRAPH ONLY - MUST CHECK WITH PIC ED JEFF DARMANIN BEFORE PUBLISHING ONLINE OR PRINT -Sunady Telegraph gets an inside look at life inside Australia's most infamous prison Goulburn Correctional Centre which includes the "Supermax" wing housing some of the nations worst ofenders. PICTURES SAM RUTTYN.

Drone, smokes and phone on prison roof

SAFEGUARDS to stop drones breaching prisons will be ramped up after a broken remote-control device, a mobile phone and two packets of tobacco were found on a roof at the country’s toughest jail.

NSW

SUNDAY TELEGRAPH - 11/11/17Liberal politician for the seat of Bennelong in Sydney, John Alexander announces his resignation at a press conference in Putney today after revealing he may be a dual citizen. John's family in the background.

Voters to suffer for bungled MP crisis

VOTERS in the federal seat of Bennelong have been forced into a by-election with long-serving Liberal MP John Alexander quitting over doubts about his citizenship status.

NSW

Car being removed from Banksia Road Primary School in Greenacre after a Female driver crashed her Toyota Kruger into the school killing two students and badly injuring at least nine students. Picture: Jonathan Ng

The risky driving endangering our kids

SHOCKING figures showing reckless and dangerous driving around schools support the calls for increased safety measures to protect students.

NSW

Pictured at his home in Cambridge Park is carer Eddie with foster child James . James has had difficulty finding a family that will take him.Picture: Richard Dobson

Plea to find 11-year-old boy a foster family

HE IS an 11-year-old boy that just wants a family to love. Passed around to 22 different foster families since the age of three, “James” has become a victim of a child protection system stretched to its limits.

NSW

SUNDAY TELEGRAPH - Pictured are Corrective Service Officers conducting drug searches with sniffer dogs, on Visitors at the Silverwater Correction Centre today. Picture: Tim Hunter.

Drug busts find ice hidden in bras

SNIFFER dogs at our prisons have found wives and girlfriends trying to smuggle bags of tobacco, ice or even heroin into the jail, usually stuffed into their bras.

NSW

Doctor’s suspension leaves pregnant women stranded

A COUNTRY town is facing the choice of an obstetrician with a criminal conviction or allowing women to give birth by the side of the road with no one willing to take over the job.

Coffs Harbour

Wild dog walks 500km searching for a mate, disappears

HIS name is “Midnight” and over four months, he embarked on a solo 500km journey from the Big Banana to the Queensland border in search of a soulmate.

Grafton

Emma Powell’s mother speaks of her family’s pain

“I don’t want Em’s death to be in vain. I don’t want other families to go through what we are. These kids are screaming for help and we need to listen.”

Beach

ESCAPE: Cabo, San Lucas .. Linda Silmalis story .. Outdoor Cabanas at Currents Spa. Picture: Thomas Hart Shelby

The celebrity hotspot Aussies are falling for

All Hollywood goes to the beach at Cabo, and Aussies are falling in love with the ridiculously good-looking desert coastline as well.

Destinations

Elephants in Luang Prabang, Laos. Picture: Melissa Findley/Helloworld Sunday Escape Linda Silmalis story

Up close with Laos’ elephants

ELEPHANTS never forget, and the rare privilege of getting close to these sacred animals is an experience you’ll never forget either.

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