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Safer roads and congestion busting upgrades worth more than $3 billion will turbocharge the state’s COVID-19 recovery and support more than 6,500 jobs. A remedy for a shortage of workers, support for the elderly to stay in their own homes and more resources for residential facilities will feature in a $10 billion-plus overhaul of the aged care sector. A world-first Australian study has found one of Australia’s most popular staple foods has been found to harbour “potentially dangerous” microplastics. And dancing will remain banned, patrons will need to stay seated while drinking, and masks will remain mandatory on public transport, after the latest round of COVID-19 restrictions for Greater Sydney were extended by another week. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atdailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

9 Maj 20213min

Australia will stay closed to the world indefinitely with Prime Minister Scott Morrison warning he doesn’t see an appetite to move ­beyond the elimination strategy that has shut the nation’s borders. New and expectant mums will have improved access to mental health screening while anxiety and depression helpline services will be bolstered, under a $354 million package of Budget health measures targeting women and girls. The long-awaited mass vaccination hub will open its doors at Sydney Olympic Park from tomorrow in a move that aims to double the number of jabs administered in NSW to almost 60,000 a week. And in sport, David Warner and TV caller Michael Slater have furiously denied a report they had an altercation in the Maldives. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atdailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

8 Maj 20213min

Single parents will be big winners in the federal budget on Tuesday with the government to introduce a scheme that will get them into the property market with just a 2 per cent deposit. An undercover hit squad of COVID inspectors has begun secretly visiting 1000 venues across the state as part of a major compliance blitz. Convicted rapist Jarryd Hayne spent his first night behind bars alone after being immediately isolated from the other inmates inside his temporary new home at Parklea Correctional Centre. And Sydney’s housing market may be booming but there are still buyer-friendly spots where home-seekers hold the balance of power and can ­demand better deals. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atdailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

7 Maj 20213min

It’s been revealed one of the men charged over the extraordinary kidnapping of Stuart MacGill ­demanded the former Test cricketer pay him $150,000 because he blamed him for ­introducing him to a drug dealer who ripped him off. Claiming his innocence to the end, former NRL superstar Jarryd Hayne has spent the first of many nights behind bars after he was yesterday jailed for at least the next three years and eight months for  the sexual ­assault of a young woman. Celebrity fashion des­igner Camilla Franks has opened up about the “hideous journey” of breast ­cancer that “never ends”. And in sport, the Sydney Roosters complained to NRL officials about the state of the playing surface at McDonalds Jones Stadium last weekend, shortly before Brett Morris and Lindsay Collins were carried off with their season-ending ACL injuries.  For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atdailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

6 Maj 20213min

Sixty senior doctors have penned a scathing letter to Health Minister Brad Hazzard calling out “Third World conditions”, “inadequate facilities” and “grossly inadequate non-clinical space” at Canterbury Hospital. It’s been revealed a terrified Stuart MacGill hid out in a nondescript motel for nearly a week in fear of his life, after allegedly being abducted at gunpoint by members of an alleged crime syndicate.  A mystery COVID case with no obvious links to the border was detected in an eastern suburbs man on Wednesday, sparking the Premier to remind NSW it cannot take its recent virus-free status for granted. And in sport, the Brisbane Broncos have suffered  another hammer blow after young  gun Xavier Coates rejected advances from the three Queensland teams to join Melbourne. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atdailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

5 Maj 20213min

Beware of your backyard veggie garden… new research has revealed nearly a third of Sydney’s household vegetable gardens produce food that contains dangerous levels of toxic lead. The young children of Aussie cricket star David Warner innocently weigh into the India travel ban debate. Year 12 students at some of the top private schools in NSW are more likely to be granted special treatment in HSC exams than their public school peers.  And in sport, Melbourne’s master coach Craig Bellamy has given the strongest indication yet that he could shock rugby league by walking away from coaching after this season.  For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atdailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

4 Maj 20213min

Australian cricketers Pat Cummins and Ben Cutting will be placed in isolation in India, after possibly being exposed to COVID-19 by two IPL teammates who tested positive to the virus. The Australian Human Rights Commission review into gymnastics in Australia has been told young Australian gymnasts, mostly girls, were molested, abused and bullied by the same people who were supposed to protect them. The strongest property boom in over a decade is showing early signs of losing steam, despite house prices growing in April at a rate equal to a quarter of the annual Sydney salary.  And the cavalry is coming for the Sydney Roosters, with Kangaroos skipper Boyd Cordner pencilling in round 14 for his much-anticipated NRL comeback. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atdailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

3 Maj 20213min

Indigenous leader and author Warren Mundine has slammed the proposed new national curriculum. Heartbroken family of fitness and health guru Kylie Jaye have revealed she died after a long battle with an eating disorder. The Blue Mountains could be the site of Australia’s longest road tunnel. Manly skipper Daly Cherry-Evans is in discussions about extending his deal at Brookvale. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription atdailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2 Maj 20212min