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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 TELEGRAPHS SPECIAL. , PLEASE CONTACT WEEKEND PIC EDITOR JEFF DARMANIN BEFORE PUBLISHING. , , A war is raging out bush. An army of pigs has been marching across NSW, their having exploded off the back of wet weather over the past year. Crops are being damaged, fields destroyed and produce eaten. In response, a team of

Piggy bank: $946m package to fight feral pigs and fire ants

Feral pigs are in the firing line as the Minns government spends more than $13 million to eradicate the pest across the state as part of a $946 million biosecurity package.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - JUNE 05 2024: The price of orange juice is set to rise in Australia as weather in the Americas puts the squeeze on with storms in Florida and drought in Brazil is casuing the hike in prices here. Picture: NewsWire / Gaye Gerard

Why you’re about to be squeezed to pay more for orange juice

The Albanese government has warned supermarket giants to not to use a global shortage of orange juice to “profiteer” from Aussie families as the price of orange juice set to double in months.

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Hairdresser Chloe Jones and model Mel Walker at the WorldSkills Hairdressing Competition at TAFE Toowoomba. August 2019

TAFE gets $206m for upgrades and fee-free places

Dilapidated buildings will be targeted in urgent repairs as part of a $190 million budget boost, with extra money also going to fee-free TAFE courses.

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Exclusive The Daily Telegraph 6.3.2024 Embargoed for The Daily Telegraph. Dubbo streets early Wednesday evening. Investigation into crime in Dubbo and in rural towns in NSW. Picture: Rohan Kelly

Boy, 12, freed on bail racks up charges with girl, 13

A notorious child criminal has apparently taken a 13-year-old girl under his wing in a crime spree which has seen her rack up more than 20 charges in the space of a year.

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‘Cannot stay in public life’: Liberals circle Martin after texts

Embattled NSW MP Taylor Martin is under pressure to quit the Liberal Party over a tirade of abusive text messages he sent to his ex-girlfriend and former boss.

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Fordham defends outing ‘abusive’ text complainant

Radio broadcaster Ben Fordham has defended the decision to reveal the former MP who made a formal complaint after a tirade of abusive text messages from a current NSW MP.

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