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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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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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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos. August 19 2024. Commuters ride a metro train on the opening day of the Sydney Metro. Picture: NewsWire / Max Mason-Hubers

Train strike could stop all trains on one line

All trains services along the T3 line will be cancelled from next weekend should negotiations fail between the rail union and the Minns government.

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Clover Moore and her first campaign flyer

NSW votes: Clover aims for record-breaking 20-year reign

Millions of voters will go to the polls in 128 different councils today. Some will have no Liberal candidates to vote; while in Sydney, Clover Moore is seeking a record sixth term as mayor.

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‘Extremely worrying’: Kids in frontline of road rage rise

Angry drivers hurling abuse and tailgating other motorists have increased across NSW, with 21 per cent of the incidents witnessed by children.

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Public infastructure projects must be put on hold to reaching housing target

Minns vows: ‘I won’t ice Metro over more housing’

The Premier has shot down a landmark report suggesting he put public projects like the Metro, school and hospitals on ice in order to build more houses, saying he doesn’t “have a choice” but to continue.

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Nurses strike Kogarah. Picture Elizabeth Pike

‘Shame, shame, shame’: Nurse challenges Premier on live radio

An “exhausted” nurse called 2GB to challenge NSW Premier Chris Minns, explaining why nurses have staged a walkout as hundreds shouted ‘shame, shame, shame’ outside his Kogarah office.

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Sydney commuters brace for more strike action

Sydneysiders will once again be faced with rolling strikes on Sydney Trains, with the rail union protesting the Metro conversion of the Sydenham to Bankstown line.

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Revealed: The billion-dollar projects delayed by pay deal

Critical infrastructure projects are being held up across the state by striking electricians, with small business owners warning they’ll be bankrupt by Christmas and energy giants accusing the ETU of holding NSW to ransom.

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DAILY TELEGRAPH MARCH 28, 2024. EMBARGOED FOR THE DAILY TELEGRAPH FUTURE WEST. Caddens within 800m of Caddens Corner that could have maximum heights and density limits increased. Picture: Jonathan Ng

NSW to miss housing targets by whopping 74k homes

High interest rates and a desperate shortage of builders will cripple the Minns government’s plans to build 75,000 homes a year, a peak housing body has warned.

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