Lametta Fadlallah knew the criminal world was a dangerous, even deadly, place to be but she chose to live in it all her adult life, marrying two big-time gangsters and she was ultimately gunned down like so many Sydney underworld figures before her.

Opposition politicians would be forced to disclose who they meet with under NSW government legislation to crack down on secret lobbying.

A proposed deal between telecommunications giants TPG and Telstra would spell disaster for the bush, former premier Gladys Berejiklian says, as a decision on whether to approve the plan looms.

And in sport, Cameron Ciraldo will become the youngest coach in the NRL and, in doing so, ensure the most lethal boot in the game stays a Bulldog.

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