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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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Gareth Ward speaking in NSW parliament on September 25, (main picture), and (inset) CCTV screen grabs of Mr Ward trying to enter NSW Parliament late at night.Pictures: Supplied

Undie-Gate MP to be investigated by parliamentary probe

Kiama MP Gareth Ward’s 4am walk to parliament in nothing but underwear and a T-shirt will be investigated by parliament’s Privileges and Ethics committee.

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‘They need to be looked after’: Wild land fight over renewables

Farmers near Tamworth say the bushland along the proposed route for transmission lines is home to not only a significant koala population, but other threatened species.

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Tourists take photographs in front of the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge on a spring day in Sydney. NSW’s visitor economy workforce needs to grow by 150,000 people over the next decade. Picture: David Gray/AFP

NSW’s $50b tourism under threat from 150,000-worker shortfall

NSW’s $50 billion tourism industry is under threat from a 150,000-worker shortfall in the next decade, a yet-to-be released government report reveals.

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14/03/2024 A male Eastern Koala is one of l of 12 fresh faces at Melbourne Zoo. The adorable native newcomers, who have all moved in to the ZooÃ¢â¬â¢s iconic Australian Bush trail, include a male Quokka,, four male Emus, two female Echidnas, a flock of critically endangered Orange-bellied Parrots and a male Eastern Koala, rescued and rehabilitated after the 2019/20 Black Summer bushfires. Credit: Zoos Victoria

Transmission lines to be built on top of koala habitat

Massive transmission lines transporting energy from wind and solar farms will be built on the top of significant koala habitat, two separate reports have found.

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Revealed: Locations for 1100 new homes in Sydney and Newcastle

The Minns government has announced the location of 10 government-owned sites earmarked for new housing across Sydney and Newcastle. See the list.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA : NewsWire Photos - SEPTEMBER 10 2024; NSW Nurses and Midwives are striking and holding rallies across NSW today for a 15 percent pay rise and are seen outside Premier Chris minns office in Kogarah, in Sydney. Picture: NewsWire / Gaye Gerard

Cancer treatment and surgeries delayed as nurses strike

There are longer waits across emergency departments and chemotherapy and elective surgeries are cancelled as NSW nurses and midwives walk off the job for 24 hours in pay dispute.

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DAILY TELEGRAPH SEPTEMBER 5, 2024. 5 Guide Dog puppies have been named with Olympic themed names inspired by the Paris Olympics and the Paralympics. Pictured are Paris, Silver, Goldie, Foxy and Discus at the Guide Dogs Centre in Glossodia. Picture: Jonathan Ng

New laws ban landlords from refusing renters pets

Landlords and real estate agents will no longer be able to charge renters extra fees when they pay their weekly rent or refuse pets without a good reason under proposed new laws.

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Minister for Transport Jo Haylen at Leichhardt bus depot on Monday to present the findings of the Bus Industry Taskforce's final report. Photo: Tom Parrish

Trains – and passengers – stuck without drivers at Bondi Junction

Trains at Bondi Junction were stranded with no drivers on Friday evening. It comes ahead of the Minns government making all trains across Sydney free this weekend in the face of mass disruptions due to industrial action.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos SEPTEMBER 19, 2024: Minister for Police and Counter-terrorism Yasmin Catley pictured speaking at a press conference at NSW Parliament House to discuss the NSW GovernmentÃs response to the Special Commission of Inquiry into LGBTIQ hate crimes.Picture: NewsWire / Damian Shaw

Police Minister blames Border Force for flood of cocaine

Police Minister Yasmin Catley has taken an extraordinary swipe at Australian Border Force, blaming it for the huge prevalence of cocaine in Sydney.

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Six tonnes of dand, left, and a one-gram bag of cocaine, right. Sydney has a cocaine problem. Pictures: News Corp/iStock

How much coke Sydney has snorted in four months

NSW has an insatiable appetite for cocaine, with enough of the drug consumed to give every single person in the state more than two bags of the drug a year on average.

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