The public is paying the bill for convicted criminals in the state’s jails to freeze their sperm, while an embarrassed health department has tried to cover up the details.

Premier Dominic Perrottet has boldly declared it is time for more “personal responsibility”   as he strives to keep NSW firmly open while other jurisdictions stare down the barrel of another Christmas under Covid restrictions. 

A woman was killed and two others were taken to hospital after a freak storm   some likened to a “mini tornado’’ smashed Sydney’s northern beaches on Sunday. 

And in sport, as Marcus Harris’ Test career slipped on to life support, the reality sunk in that David Warner is destined to be remembered as a Batman who never quite found his Robin.

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