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Madeleine BowerState Political Reporter

Madeleine Bower is a state political reporter for The Daily Telegraph, working out of the Macquarie Street press gallery. Over her career she has covered politics, local government, crime and breaking news throughout Australia.

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WEEKEND TELEGRAPH - 6/4/23MUST NOT PUBLISH BEFORE CHECKING WITH PIC EDITOR - Bike lane in front of The Theatre Royal in Sydney that is causing major chaos for show goers. Picture: Sam Ruttyn

‘Unsustainable’: CBD to suffer more bike lane pain

Businesses are calling for a moratorium on new bike lanes, as fears grow that a new King St cycle way will add further chaos to CBD traffic and increase congestion.

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DAILY TELEGRAPH. APRIL 15, 2025. Pictured is Amjad Hussain at his Merrylands icecream shop Al-Asr. He says the cost of living has meant he is now unable to make a profit, with small business in Western Sydney the most at risk in the country of going insolvent. Picture: Tim Hunter.

Seven per cent of 143,000 western Sydney businesses to close

Businesses in Western Sydney are the most likely to close down than anywhere else in the country, according to new data, as they struggle to stay afloat amid rising rents and energy prices.

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Joe Massa Northern Beaches Hospital inquiry

New taskforce to probe Northern Beaches Hospital buyback

The management of the Northern Beaches Hospital will be the subject of an urgent investigation, after the Minns government launched a taskforce to examine the hospital’s “disastrous” public-private partnership with embattled private operator Healthscope.

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**TNV Fees Apply**One time use** Must credit TNV** , FILE 1 - CRIME SCENE, CRIME SCENE AFTER TEN YEAR OLD SHOT, WINDELLAMA NSW, AUSTRALIA, 13/04/2025, , Description, , THIS MORNING EMERGENCY SERVICES RESPONDED TO A PROPERTY AT EIGHTY-SEVEN FERNLEIGH CLOSE WINDELLAMA. ON ARRIVAL THEY HAVE FOUND A TEN YEAR OLD BOY SUFFERING A GUNSHOT WOUND. AMBULANCE PARAMEDICS AND DOCTORS FROM THE HELICOPTER WORKED ON THE BOY UNFORTUNATELY HE WAS PRONOUNCED DECEASED AT THE SCENE. POLICE HAVE SET UP A CRIME SCENE AND ARE INVESTIGATING THE INCIDENT., DRONE SHOTS AND GROUND VISION HAVE BEEN COVERED.

Man and teen charged after boy killed in accidental farm shooting

A 33-year-old man and a 14-year-old boy have been charged following the accidental shooting death of a nine-year-old at a family property near Goulburn during the school holidays.

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Bike lane madness exacerbates Sydney CBD congestion

Clover Moore’s mission to replace parking spots with bike lanes is making it harder for small businesses to do deliveries in the CBD, as a new survey reveals the Harbour City’s centre is causing drivers the most grief.

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First look at Sydney memorial for Middle Eastern war veterans

Diggers who served in Iraq and Afghanistan will finally have their own memorial built in Sydney CBD’s Domain by the end of next year, with the Minns government to unveil their new four-year Veterans Strategy in the lead up to Anzac Day.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire - 08 APRIL 2025:The Doctors Union ASMOF NSW are rallying this morning outside the NSW Department of Health in St Leonards.Picture: Christian Gilles / NewsWire

Surgeries canned as doctors’ strike continues

Doctors strike enters second day after elective surgeries were cancelled across the state yesterday amid a bitter wage dispute.

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Fix infrastructure to unlock 33k new homes

Housing targets down the drain as sewage, power block 33k homes

A lack of sewage and electricity infrastructure plus better road access is blocking the delivery of tens of thousands of new homes in Western Sydney, with $868 million needed to spur it along.

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Union organisers use megaphones covered in anti-Israel stcikers. Supplied.

Doctors union warned over anti-Israel stickers

Striking doctors have been sent a letter from NSW’s peak Jewish body asking them to cease the use of anti-Israel iconography at their industrial rallies.

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Northern Beaches Hospital emergency department will be run by the NSW government after private provider Northn Beaches hopsital's emergency department will be retutned otpubkic hands. It follows the death of two-year old Joe Massa, who died after initially being treated at Northern Beaches Hospita in September last year. Pictures: News Corp/Supplied

Failed experiment: Hospital may be returned to public after toddler death

Northern Beaches Hospital could be run exclusively by the NSW government after private provider Healthscope agreed to put it back in public hands.

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