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Liam is a journalist with the NSW bureau of The Australian. He started his journalism career as a photographer before freelancing for the NZ Herald, news.com.au and the Daily Telegraph. Liam was News Corp Australia’s Young Journalist of the Year in 2022 and was awarded a Kennedy Award for coverage of the NSW floods. He has also previously worked as a producer for Channel Seven’s investigative journalism program 7News Spotlight. He can be contacted at MendesL@theaustralian.com.au or Liam.Mendes@protonmail.com.

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propertyNation

A Summer Hill home was auctioned on behalf of the Department of Housing its sold for $1.303 million which was $153000 above reserve.

Homeowners rush to auction as clearance rates drop

Australian homeowners are rushing to take advantage of soaring property prices with the housing market experiencing its second busiest auctions week since 2008.

Liam Mendes

Covid-19Nation

Premiers vow: no lockdown or borders

Victoria and NSW have vowed to keep open their borders and cities as other states refuse to rule out shutting down as concerns mount over the Omicron variant.

Remy Varga and Liam Mendes

ObituaryNation

TV gardener Peter Cundall dies at 94

Television and gardening identity Peter Cundall has died after a short illness, aged 94.

Liam Mendes

LIVE

LIVE: CORONAVIRUSNation

PM Scott Morrison with NSW Premier Domonic Perrottet at Forbes SES HQ. Picture: Dane Millerd

‘Noise’: PM lashes Labor’s skills policy

Scott Morrison has lashed out at the Labor party’s $1.2bn pledge to boost university and TAFE funding to address skills shortages.

Liam Mendes, Geoff Chambers and Remy Varga

exclusiveNation

Cheng Fan, 33, of Blacktown, was charged in July after he allegedly sent out harassing emails about Labor candidate Kristy McBain just weeks out from the fiercely contested political battle. Police allege the emails aimed to discredit Ms McBain and falsely stated she would be dropping out of the race due to being infected with COVID-19. Jane Dempster/The Australian

Online abuse aimed at MPs

A mysterious Chinese-born Sydney businessman who claims he was expressing his political opinion has pleaded guilty to sending millions of racist and homophobic emails targeting Australian politicians.

Liam Mendes

THE CHECKOUTMedia

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos NOVEMBER 30, 2021: The Chaser co-founder Julian Morrow leaves Supreme Court in Sydney where he is suing his former producer Nick Murray for defamation.Picture: NCA NewsWire / Jeremy Piper

Ex-Chaser host denies row with ABC boss

Former Chaser host Julian Morrow denies having angry confrontation with now-ABC boss David Anderson in Sydney HQ foyer.

Liam Mendes

The CheckoutMedia

DAILY TELEGRAPH Monday, 29 November 2021A longtime production partner of The Chaser founder Julian Morrow pictured on the left exiting Supreme Court Sydney. Morrow is suing Nick Murray, his former business partner and owner of production company Cordell Jigsaw.Picture / Monique Harmer

Chase is on in bitter ABC court battle

Julian Morrow has been accused of using Labor frontbencher Kristina Keneally as a tool to damage the ABC’s managing director.

Liam Mendes

Nation

Lockdown neglect raises skin cancer risk

A new study has discovered a curious link between a potential rise in skin cancer rates for millions of Australians caused by months of Covid-19 lockdowns.

Liam Mendes

Nation

Scam charges for ex-NBN contractor

A former contractor working on the rollout of the NBN has been charged by Australian Federal Police after allegedly stealing over $100,000 in an elaborate SMS phishing scam.

Liam Mendes

end of droughtNation

26/11/2021: National portrait prize winner Joel Pratley returns to Forbes to record the stark difference weather has brought to Forbes farmer David Kalisch's property. Also pictured with wife Emma, son Jackson and Juno the working dog. PIC: Joel Pratley

Farmers turn their back on scorched earth nightmare

After three years of devastating drought for farmers across NSW, the grass is definitely greener on the other side for Forbes farmer David Kalisch.

Liam Mendes

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