Ben Pike
The Daily Telegraph
Sydney, NSW, Australia
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How $180m can fix state’s mental health crisis
Emergency departments are being overrun by mental health patients because the state government is not spending enough money in the right areas, experts claim. → Read More
Two brothers ripped apart by a broken promise
KYLE Harrisons suicidal brother Brett promised he would still be alive when Kyle got back from a six-month tour of duty. But he didnt keep that promise. → Read More
Councillor’s cancer battle leads to remission
BRENDAN Roberts admits he could have been making funeral arrangements today — instead hes talking about his honeymoon. → Read More
No love for tennis court sized apartments
COMPLETED apartment blocks are being left vacant and housing supply strangled because the state government refuses to alter an obscure planning law. → Read More
Show to bring 1950s back to life
IT was an era when wool growers were royalty, life was simple and tradition was front of centre of family life. → Read More
A $5000 call out to gutsy girls
ITS a job where the skill set is as varied as it is frightening. → Read More
Bollywood star shows beauty of support
BOLLYWOOD superstar Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has obliquely endorsed women speaking out against sexual harassment in the 2 billion Indian movie industry. → Read More
Murdered mum Margaret McCullough couldn’t leave her pets and was killed by violent ex
ALONE on her isolated farm, Margaret McCullough always knew her violent ex partner would come for her in the dead of night. → Read More
Shelby the dog dumped in a garbage bin at Bringelly is looking for a new home
SHE was dumped in a rubbish bin like a piece of garbage but this pups life has gone from trash to treasure. → Read More
Autism and oxytocin: University of Sydney work probes hormone’s effects on symptoms
LOVE might finally prove a cure for autism, if researchers from the University of Sydneys Brain and Mind Centre can succeed with their world-first research into a hormone dubbed the love drug. → Read More
Remount program gets defence veterans back on the horse to adapt to post-military life
STANDING around a campfire on a Winters night in southern NSW, army veterans Shane Van Duren and Alex Hill feel right at home. → Read More
Hot new BBQ trend: Rise of the US-style slow cooked meats in Aussie backyards
BRISKET loving blokes addicted to barbecuing are getting up in the middle of the night to start their cooking. → Read More
Brazilian butt lift in vogue as Australian women try to emulate celebrities
IT’S THE Year of the Rear: women and even teenage girls are driving a massive bounce in surgical procedures to copy the look of “bottom icons” Kim Kardashian, Jennifer Lopez and Nicki Minaj. → Read More
Brothers perish in head-on crash tragedy north of Dubbo
TWO young boys are dead following a head-on crash on the Newell Highway north of Dubbo. → Read More
Parking officers make killing by having no parking signs
CALL it white line fever — the apparent eagerness of local parking rangers to slug unsuspecting motorists breaking a little-known law on a quiet suburban street. → Read More
Most popular baby names 2016: Harper and Muhammed rise up charts, Oliver and Olivia still top list
NOT so long ago, Harper was a baby name for parents keen to show off their literary smarts. Now it’s mainstream, shooting up the charts to our 19th most popular baby name, from being outside the top 100 just seven years ago. → Read More
Photo exhibition compares Sydney views from yesteryear with modern counterparts
WITH our heads buried in smartphones, beaches bustling with bikinis and streets filled with skateboarders, Sydney appears nothing like it used to be. → Read More
Drain death boy Ryan Teasdale’s sister writes poignant final letter
IT IS the heartbreaking tribute from a sister to the happy boy whose life was cut tragically short. → Read More
Grafton High School to get extra staff and funding after losing three teens to suicide
HELP is finally arriving for a troubled town hit by a suicide contagion with extra funds, an extra deputy principal for the high school and high-level training for teachers. → Read More
Sydney weather: Hail, damaging storm rocks city
THREE sisters relaxing on a park bench were struck by lightning as a super storm unleashed on Sydney, dropping hail the size of tennis balls and causing chaos from Wollongong to Gosford. → Read More