Alicia Wood
The Daily Telegraph
Sydney, NSW, Australia
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People vs. predator in our shark crisis
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Parramatta economy boosted by $291 million with new high-rise tower
A NEW high-rise tower will take Parramatta’s local economy to unprecedented heights with a $291 million boost, creating new homes and new jobs. → Read More
Super funds put in bid for NSW electricity network Ausgrid
LOCAL super funds have put in a bid for NSW electricity network Ausgrid. → Read More
Parents welcome $22 per day preschool fee cut for more than 38,000 children
PRESCHOOL fees will be cut by 30 per cent for more than 38,000 children — dropping to an average of $22 per day in the biggest preschool fee cut in the state’s history. → Read More
Lib MPs ‘acted with intention to evade the law’, ICAC finds
ICAC has found that seven Liberal MPs including current MP Mike Gallacher “acted with the intention of evading the law” under electoral laws in its Operation Spicer report tabled this morning. → Read More
Nationals MPs Katrina Hodgkinson and Chris Gulaptis dumped after greyhound revolt
NATIONAL Party MPs who opposed the greyhound ban have been dumped as parliamentary secretaries. → Read More
Bankstown hospital’s general manager suspended following baby death from gas mix-up
BANKSTOWN Hospital’s general manager has been suspended after the devastating gas mix up that killed one baby and left another baby brain damaged. → Read More
ICAC political donations inquiry to hand down findings on August 30
THE LONG-running ICAC inquiry into illegal political donations will finally deliver its finding on Tuesday at 10am. → Read More
NSW electricity sell-off: Scott Morrison blocks Mike Baird’s sale of Ausgrid to Chinese bidders
IN A massive blow for under-fire Premier Mike Baird, Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison has sunk the NSW plan to lease electricity distribution network Ausgrid to Chinese bidders. → Read More
Nationals MP Andrew Gee calls for inquiry into hospital cancer treatment scandal
SUPPORT for a special commission of inquiry into the NSW hospital underdosing scandal is growing within the state government after former NSW MP Andrew Gee publicly pushed for one. → Read More
Wollongong Labor MP Noreen Hay prepares to quit parliament
OPPOSITION Leader Luke Foley and Labor’s head office have been left in the dark over reports that Wollongong MP Noreen Hay is quitting parliament today. → Read More
Violent venues list: SCG and Allianz Stadium make debut as Ivy nightclub slashes incidents
THE Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground Trust, including Allianz Stadium, is one of the state’s most violent venues — becoming the first sporting venue listed as violent on the state government’s hit list of dangerous venues. → Read More
Sydney light rail construction: Christmas tree erected as compensation for George St closure
TAXPAYERS are forking out $150,000 to hire a Christmas tree, meant as “compensation” for the construction of the controversial CBD light rail project that has shut down George St ahead of the holidays. → Read More
Poles and wires sale: NSW government leases Transgrid for more than $10 billion
THE state government secured a massive $10 billion plus windfall for the first lease of the electricity networks — with 100 per cent of Transgrid won by a record $10.258 billion bid from a consortium led by Hastings fund management. → Read More
Hunt family inquest reopens pain of tragic deaths
AN inquest into the devastating Hunt family deaths begins today in Wagga Wagga. → Read More
Cannabis confession: Greens MP Jeremy Buckingham admits to eating hemp food product
FIREBRAND Greens MP Jeremy Buckingham has proved he is willing to put his body on the line to make a point — and today he confessed to eating cannabis in a budget estimates hearing to show NSW is missing out on a slice of the $1 billion hemp food industry. → Read More
Abbott opens terror summit with warning that ISIS is coming with a simple message: Submit or die
PRIME Minister Tony Abbott has warned a counter terrorism summit that Islamic State terrorists are coming to Australia with a “simple message, submit or die.” → Read More
Historic electricity network lease to go ahead after crossbencher Fred Nile comes to agreement with government
PREMIER Mike Baird’s historic 49 per cent lease of the state’s electricity networks is set to go ahead, with the Premier and crucial crossbencher Fred Nile coming to an agreement. → Read More
Antique desk used by every premier since Wran mistaken for junk and smashed by contractors
AN antique desk used by every NSW premier since Neville Wran was mistaken for junk and smashed up with a sledgehammer by rogue contractors during recent NSW Parliament renovations. → Read More
Goulburn Supermax inmates’ whining falls on deaf ears: Hunger strikers told to stop complaining
TERROR suspects on a hunger strike in Goulburn Supermax prison after their spending money was cut from $100 a week to $15.50 have been told by the prisons minister to stop complaining. → Read More