Greater Sydney residents will be forced to cover up or be hit with a $200 fine under strict new government rules requiring masks to be worn in a range of indoor settings. More patients will be treated from home as part of a groundbreaking expansion of virtual medical care. Thousands of traumatised firefighters have needed counselling to process the horrors of last year’s Black Summer bushfires. Junior Paulo could miss the entire Eels pre-season.  For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.au

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Sydneysiders splashed more money on houses and units in 2020 than they did in the year before the coronavirus hit. Aussie pro surfing siblings Tyler and Mikey Wright have saved a woman’s life in a dramatic rescue in huge surf on ­Hawaii’s North Shore. Ratepayers are being forced to give council CEOs massive salaries. Nathan Lyon’s relying on the Queensland border staying open for his parents and family to witness his 100th Test.  For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.au

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The Governor-General has approved a change to Australia’s national anthem that will come into effect from today. The northern beaches bride fined for breaching strict COVID rules by going ahead with her wedding has issued a ­tearful apology to The Daily Telegraph. Australia’s prepared to gamble on a partially fit David Warner for the Sydney Test. The series of clusters across greater Sydney and Melbourne’s new community transmission have thrown a curve ball at the NRL. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.au

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The Daily Telegraph can ­reveal the singer and reality star was admitted to South Pacific Private clinic in Curl Curl in August for substance abuse. COVID cases in Greater Sydney are beginning to spiral out of control. Vinyl's outselling CDs for the first time since Madonna’s True Blue topped the charts. Gladys Berejiklian personally reinforced to the Chairman of Cricket Australia just how important saving the SCG showpiece was to NSW. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.au

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A bride and her family have been slammed for putting the whole state at risk. An ex-AFL player’s fight for a $21 refund has cost him $10,000. Regional Express could ­recruit foreign pilots for its new routes from Sydney to Melbourne and Brisbane. Cricket Australia frantically consults Australian and Indian players over its ambitious plan to stage the next match in Sydney. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.au

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Premier Gladys Berejiklian has urged people to keep their distance Thursday night. A powerful thunderstorm accompanied by hail, torrential rain and gale-force winds lashed parts of NSW late yesterday. The number of guns found in the hands of major crime figures has soared in the past year. Sydney's hoping for a miracle today as the MCG looms as the likely replacement venue for the iconic New Year’s Test match. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.au

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Mitchell Pearce’s captaincy position at the Newcastle Knights is under review following revelations of an inappropriate text message exchange with a young female club employee. New documents show Premier Gladys Berejiklian failed to approve disgraced MP Daryl Maguire’s trips overseas. A massive baby draft could place Victorian scientists at the forefront of medical research for decades to come. Travis Head saved the worst of Australia’s five dropped catches for the last ball of day two of the second test.  For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.au 

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Flirty text messages understood to be behind NRL star's called off wedding. Sydney's New Year’s Eve fireworks will be on but you’ll most likely be watching it from home. Husband of missing businesswoman Melissa Caddick handed in five passports in her name days after she disappeared. Phil ‘Buzz’ Rothfield has got out his crystal ball and compiled his list of storylines to follow in 2021. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.au  

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Premier's warning a blow to CBD retailers. British-based nurse Matthew Moon has become one of the first Australians to receive a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine ahead of its roll-out here. Melbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy is overseeing rugby league’s most dominant run since St George in the 1960s. Dean Jones’s family will honour his wish to celebrate his life at the MCG today. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.au

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The NSW Chief Health Officer says protocols designed to separate workers transporting suspected COVID cases from vulnerable patients broke down. The Northern Territory has removed the majority of Greater Sydney as a coronavirus hot spot. Qantas and Japan Airlines want to form a partnership to co-ordinate schedules and airfares. Cricket Australia has given Sydney more time to save its Indian Test.  For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.au

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