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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 JUNE 27, 2024: Premier of New South Wales Chris Minns pictured speaking to Stuart Ayres CEO of the Urban Development Institute of Australia at the Urban Development Institute of Australia NSW Winter Luncheon at the Four Season Hotel, Sydney CBD.Picture: NewsWire / Damian Shaw

Minns looks at fee cuts for housing developers

Red tape for property developers building new homes could be slashed, as the Minns government considers reducing building fees for projects in the TOD zones.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA : NewsWire Photos JUNE 24 2024: A general view of a Pharmacy in Sydney as Vapes will be made available at pharmacies without a prescription after the Albanese government struck a deal with the Greens that would soften a proposed retail ban on e-cigarettes. Picture: Newswire / Gaye Gerard

Eczema and shingles treatments to be prescribed by pharmacists

Thousands of patients suffering from common skin conditions such as eczema and shingles will be able to receive prescriptions from select pharmacies next month.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - JULY, 28, 2021: NSW Ambulances park at the Emergency wing of the Royal Prince Alfred (RPA) hospital in Sydney. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Bianca De Marchi

Why patients are languishing in hospital beds for 50 days

A massive statewide shortage of NDIS and aged care places is causing huge issues with patients languishing in hospital beds for upto 50 days.

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SOCIAL MEDIA IMAGE DISCUSS USE WITH YOUR EDITOR - Emily Starr and Matilda Heselev faced Bowen Magistrates Court after locking themselves onto a railway line at Abbot Point, Bowen.

Alleged Captain Cook angle grinder vandals revealed

Protesters who allegedly took an angle grinder to a 145-year-old statue of Captain Cook in Sydney’s Hyde Park on Sunday have been identified as climate activists.

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Pro Palestine campers at Sydney University have began to leave the campus although many protesters have remained to stay. Picture: Thomas Lisson

‘Dereliction of duty’: Libs hit out at Sydney Uni

The Coalition has accused University of Sydney vice chancellor Mark Scott of a “dereliction of duty” after a radical Islamist group infiltrated the pro-Palestinian encampment.

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DAILY TELEGRAPH 17TH JUNE 2024Pictured at 2.45pm on Monday 17th of June is the pro Palestine protest camp at Sydney University. The University has asked that the camp be cleared.Picture: Richard Dobson

Sydney uni boss was warned radical group on campus

Jewish leaders have accused University of Sydney vice chancellor Mark Scott of failing to act on warnings a radical Islamist group had infiltrated the pro-Palestinian encampment as early as May.

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Turnbull 2.0: Climate tsar Kean’s party membership on the line

Anthony Albanese’s new climate tsar, former NSW Treasurer Matt Kean, has been branded a “Turnbull 2.0” with both state and federal Coalition sources blasting the appointment.

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JUNE 23, 2024: The Captain Cook Statue in Hyde Park, Sydney CBD. The Captain Cook Statue has been vandalised, vandals climbed up about 4 metres to try and saw off his right ankle.Picture: Damian Shaw

Hyde Park Captain Cook statue vandalised with angle grinder

The statue of Captain Cook in Sydney’s Hyde Park almost had its feet chopped off on Sunday morning, after two 27-year-olds allegedly took an angle grinder to the 145-year-old monument.

NSW

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWirePhotos - Thursday, 20 June 2024:Premier Chris Minns pictured speaking at Punchbowl Family Health Care.Premier Chris Minns, Treasurer Daniel Mookhey, Health Minister Ryan Park, and Finance Minister Courtney Houssosl visit Punchbowl Family Health Care to discuss how the NSW Government is providing bulk-billing support to ease cost-of-living pressures.Picture:NewsWire/ Monique Harmer

Dutton ‘might be right’: Premier powerless to stop nuclear plan

Premier Chris Minns has conceded the NSW government may not have the power to stop Peter Dutton’s nuclear proposal from going ahead if the he wins the next Federal election.

NSW

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos JUNE 6, 2024: NSW Opposition leader Mark Speakman during question time at State Parliament on Thursday. Picture: NewsWire / Nikki Short

Speakman: ‘I’d scrap land tax freeze, restore kids’ vouchers’

The NSW Coalition would scrap land tax hikes and bring back Active Kids Vouchers if they were ever to retake government, Opposition leader Mark Speakman has promised.

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