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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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Nationals Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke. Picture: Facebook

Cherry-Gate: Who nicked a Nat’s Christmas pressies?

NSW parliament has been rocked by a case (or ten) of mysterious missing cherries and one very irate Nationals MP.

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Basket brawls: 100 charged, 13 jailed over shop worker assaults

Shocking images of brawls at Woolworths check-outs have been released as retailers and the Minns government join forces to call for calm over the Christmas and Boxing Day shopping period.

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Wild teens are terrorising guests at the Bulwarra Seaside Apartments in Terrigal

Heroes trapped in hell: Teens terrorise veterans’ seaside resort

Wild teens are terrorising guests and staff at a holiday respite resort for veterans, widows and their families who claim they are are being assaulted, spat at and forced to hide in their rooms.

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Anti-Semitic attack Woollahra artwork Albo

‘Australia is embarrassing itself on a global scale’: Anger after attack

Wednesday morning’s anti-Semitic attack in Sydney’s eastern suburbs – the second in as a month – has been slammed by politicians and punters with one claiming the nation has been shamed on a global scale. WHO SAID WHAT?

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA. NewsWire Photos.November 22, 2024.New South Wales Premier Chris Minns visits the Emanuel Synagogue in Woollahra and is met with members of the Jewish community after anti-Israel graffiti was sprayed across building and cars in recent days. Picture: NewsWire / Jeremy Piper

‘Urgent changes’: Minns vows to protect synagogues from terror

The Premier has pledged to toughen up laws around protests outside religious buildings, in the wake of demonstrators outside the Great Synagogue of Sydney last week and Friday’s firebomb attack in Melbourne.

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Why west is not best for the SBS as planned relocation scrapped

Moves to relocate SBS to Western Sydney have been shelved with the Albanese government to instead help fund a new “production hub”. The move follows a revolt among ABC staff over their move to Parramatta.

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Revealed: How much property valuations for your area have risen

Property owners can expect to pay more for land tax and council rates, with land values across NSW surging to just shy of $3 trillion this year, despite an overall “cooling” of the market. See the full list of rises in each area.

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The Daily Telegraph 8.11.2024 Jamie Armitage. Moore Park Golf Collective, comprising Golf Australia, PGA of Australia, Golf NSW and Moore Park Golf Club, announce an ambitious initiative to transform Moore Park South into a vibrant, world-class recreational and golf facility. . Picture: Rohan Kelly

Premier’s plan for Moore Park golf course a fore-gone conclusion

The Minns government will push ahead with its plan to seize half of Moore Park Golf Course, scotching golfers’ hopes of keeping their 18-hole course.

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Did ETU members go on a secret Xmas harbour cruise?

Rumours a ETU members went on a secret Christmas harbour cruise; who stole a pollies’ cherries?; and which former minister failed to win preselection.

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Tigers prowl our beaches: Spike in deadly predators off NSW coast

Warmer ocean waters have been welcomed by swimmers and surfers, but they have attracted a deadly predator – the tiger shark.

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