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Sydney Airport has been hit by an invasion of elderly foreign drug mules who have told Australian Federal Police officers that they were forced into smuggling after being scammed and blackmailed by overseas criminals.  The only photograph that Kathleen Fol-bigg has of her four dead children – is a treasured, but battered newspaper clipping from 2003, when she was found guilty of smothering her four infant kids.  A criminologist says there has been a “major stuff-up” in the investigation into the disappearance of William Tyrrell, where police have been under pressure to get outcomes not possible without “eroding due process”,   Patients will be checked in to serviced apartments complete with ensuites and living areas while they recuperate, under a state government “medi hotel” trial designed to free up hospital beds.  For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

5 Nov 20222min

It’s been revealed Taronga zoo staff risked their lives to search for two children who had become separated from their school group while a family of lions were on the loose.  Shane Watson has revealed in his new book that he spent ­almost 18 months after the tragic death of Phillip ­Hughes “petrified” that he would suffer the same fate.  Savagely killed by her jealous ex after weeks of stalking and threats, Ruth Mataafa was victim to “domestic violence at its worst”.  You will need to earn more than $300,000 a year to ­afford a typical house in nearly half of Sydney thanks to the biggest interest rate hikes in 30 years.  For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

4 Nov 20222min

Mulptile complaints from Sydney’s most exclusive taxpayer funded mansion have forced family events near the Botanic Gardens to reduce noise.  A shocking court case has revealed William Tyrrell’s foster mother was grilled in secret hearings over allegations she dumped the boy’s body in bushland after he fell from a balcony and died.  Every seven minutes a cyber crime is reported in Australia. Jackson Hastings could end up the surprise odd man out following Wests Tigers’ stunning deal that is set to land star English international John Bateman.  For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

3 Nov 20222min

Lions on the loose within 100 metres of families sleeping in tents caused panic at Taronga Zoo as their great escape gripped Sydney for hours yesterday morning.  Police are offering a reward of up to $1m for the capture of fugitive Rajwinder Singh who they believe fled to India following the horrific murder of young Queensland woman Toyah Cordingley.  Health Minister Brad Hazzard has taken the extraordinary step of threatening legal action against One Nation Leader Mark Latham over a series of tweets he considers could be defamatory.  Grandparents are feeling insulted and downgraded by a “woke” push by a growing number of NSW schools to hold “Grandfriends Days” instead of Grandparent Days.  For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2 Nov 20222min

A major power struggle has broken out inside the Comancheros... The wet weather was not enough to stop a crowd of almost 74,000 attending the Melbourne cup yesterday, as Mark Zahra rode Gold Trip first past the post in the first Cup in front of unrestricted crowds since 2019.   A debt of several thousands of dollars may have been the spark for three men allegedly kidnapping and assaulting a man at a home in Sydney’s west. Seven interest rate rises in a row might not be enough as economists predict an eighth straight jump in December. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1 Nov 20222min

A last minute decision to dress up and celebrate Halloween while holidaying in Seoul proved fatal for a Sydney woman killed in the horror stampede which claimed more than 150 lives. Furious Western Sydney leaders are calling for an urgent meeting with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, accusing him of resettling ISIS families into their neighbourhoods without enough community consultation. Former Liberal party staffer Bruce Lehrmann will be retried for the alleged rape of Brittany Higgins in a second trial commencing 20th February next year We're for Adelaide and South Australia- these are today's headlines from the Advertiser. Sydney racing will join the party today with new $2 million race The Big Dance at Royal Randwick and the city’s top trainers and riders staging a raid across the border to take the Melbourne Cup.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

31 Okt 20223min

The state’s year 9 boys have recorded their worst performance in NAPLAN testing of grammar and punctuation since tests began more than a decade ago while the latest annual snapshot reveals a growing crisis in our regional and remote schools.  A mafia-style standover cartel calling itself “The Commission” has warned Sydney drug dealers if they drop the price of cocaine, “we will go after your families”.  A crackdown on tax cheats will try to claw back some of the $33.4bn individuals and dodgy businesses are estimated to owe the federal government.  And in sport, Italy captain Nathan Brown has opened the door for a fairytale return to Wests Tigers as he prepares to head back to Sydney and confront the lingering uncertainty over his future at Parramatta.  For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

30 Okt 20222min

The upcoming second inquiry into Kathleen Folbigg’s convictions for killing four of her children, will explore new genetic evidence. Premier Dominic Perrottet is tipped to conduct one last cabinet reshuffle before the state election. Parents desperate to have their young children vaccinated against Covid have been denied the right. The father of Broncos NRL superstar Payne Haas has opened up about his private strugglesFor updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

29 Okt 20223min