Dear diary: What the government’s first meetings reveal about power in NSW
In the government’s first few weeks, newly minted ministers met with newspapers, TV, Ray Hadley and billionaire nonagenarians.
- by Angus Dalton and Simone Fox Koob
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Harry Styles announces Sydney wildlife donation – to the wrong zoo
Taronga Zoo is the recipient of a philanthropic gift from Harry Styles. But he announced he’d donated to a lesser known institution in western Sydney.
- by Angus Dalton and Madeleine Heffernan
Q and eh? Karvelas eyes live broadcast from India for flagship program
CBD can reveal big plans to take Q+A offshore – but don’t worry, it’s coming back.
- by Angus Dalton and Madeleine Heffernan
Q+A away? Karvelas eyes live broadcast from India for flagship program
ABC’s flagship TV panel show is keen to broadcast from the G20 summit in Delhi.
- by Madeleine Heffernan and Angus Dalton
Embattled Home Affairs department awarded A+ for spin
Albanian criminals may be slipping through Home Affairs’ fingers, but opportunities to post Neighbours-themed memes are not.
- by Angus Dalton
As it happened: Matildas lose second World Cup match, Housing stoush could give Albanese double dissolution trigger; Australian cricket team makes gains against England
The Matildas are in danger of a World Cup group exit after a loss to Nigeria, the Australian cricket team now has the chance to force a series victory and Victoria looks to planning and housing policy overhaul.
- by Alex Crowe and Angus Dalton
How Taskforce Magnus aims to halt Sydney’s public killings
The NSW police taskforce will bring together eight existing strike forces and more than 100 officers and detectives to bust a deadly “cone of silence”.
- by Angus Dalton
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Crime
Bondi cocaine kingpin’s death triggers 100-strong police taskforce
A month-long round of shootings and killings followed Alen Moradian execution, as warring gangs vie to control Sydney’s drug market.
- by Perry Duffin, Sarah Keoghan and Angus Dalton
‘Unfathomable’ shooting of lawyer heightens gang war escalation fears
Doctors are working to save criminal lawyer Mahmoud Abbas after a gunman shot him twice outside his family home in south-west Sydney.
- by Perry Duffin, Sarah Keoghan and Angus Dalton
Lawyer shot outside Sydney home in ‘brazen and targeted attack’
Criminal defence lawyer Mahmoud Abbas stumbled back to the house in south-west Sydney with wounds to his torso and leg after being shot as he climbed into his car.
- by Sarah Keoghan, Perry Duffin and Angus Dalton
Police find 12-year-old girl at Bondi Beach after three-day search
After a days-long search, a media appeal and targeted text messages sent to the public, police have located Pepper Stern.
- by Sarah Keoghan and Angus Dalton