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Top law officer rejects expert advice on radicalisation

Advice that heavy-handed policing under laws that historically targeted minorities could lead to radicalisation has been dismissed by an attorney-general.

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Contractor warned to ‘step up’ and finish Sydney’s maligned M6 motorway or face the consequences

Twin tunnels should be open but lead contractor wants out, blaming sinkholes and a ‘reverse fault’. The NSW government insists ‘there is a technical solution available’

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Leader defiant after police power warning left unheeded

Not enough focus has been placed on community safety in expert advice about controversial laws that followed the Bondi terror attack, a premier says.

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Nationals select former army colonel to contest Farrer byelection – as it happened

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Revealed: police powers warning before protest fiasco

A state premier was warned a heavy-handed police response after the Bondi terror attack could worsen social cohesion.

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Two Victorian polls have One Nation at 23–24%, but differ on which party is in the lead

Two Victorian polls have One Nation at 23–24% with Labor on top on primary votes in one and the Coalition in the other. Labor has a huge lead in New South Wales as the right vote is split under optional preferential voting. A record number of candidates will contest the…

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'Reset button': Ramadan binds community amid tensions

Fasting from sunrise to sunset, about one million Muslims in Australia are marking the holy month of Ramadan amid wars and as multiculturalism is tested.

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Grattan on Friday: would Labor be supporting this war if it were in opposition?

When Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney addressed federal parliament on Thursday his well-crafted speech had one gaping hole. It did not mention the huge issue dominating world attention – the United States-Israeli strikes on Iran and the subsequent ever-widening conflict that has engulfed the region.

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Union boss charged after police find 167 guns and cash

A powerful union leader has been charged after emergency crews attending to a fire in his home alerted police to a cache of guns and more than $100,000 in cash.

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Pro-Palestine protest organisers ‘a pack of communists’ intent on confrontation with police, Minns tells budget estimates

New South Wales premier faces questions over what he told MPs who attended demonstration opposing Israeli president Isaac Herzog’s visit

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Drivers set for cannabis exemption if not impaired

A state government is actively working on legislation that would let drivers get behind the wheel with cannabis in their system if they are not impaired.

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For 27 years, the Kyle and Jackie O Show indulged Australia’s most vulgar, sexist impulses

The astonishingly successful Kyle and Jackie O radio show on KIIS FM is dead.

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Vigils for Iranian leader 'at odds' with Aussie values

Politicians have rushed to condemn vigils mourning the death of former Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei following US-Israel strikes.

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Port closes for new homes but majority unaffordable

Most of the 8500 new homes being built at a Sydney Harbour port the government says is underused will not be affordable or designed for essential workers.

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Sydney to get its first new inner-city suburb in decades as Glebe Island becomes Bays West

‘City-shaping’ transformation of industrial precinct to include more than 8,500 new homes and public waterfront access

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'I won't be here': premier flags surprise exit plan

The premier of the most populous state has shown signs of political wear and tear three years into his first term, saying he could hang it all up by 2031.

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Farmers with 'reason' exempt from post-Bondi gun caps

A new limit on gun ownership will not apply to NSW primary producers who can prove they need more firearms for business purposes.

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NSW government denies ‘covering up’ deadly fungal outbreak at major hospital

Health minister says cluster of infections at Sydney’s Royal Prince Alfred hospital was not publicised to avoid ‘unnecessarily scaring people’

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Bondi attack anti-protest laws 'limited and necessary'

A government is defending anti-protest laws swiftly implemented after the Bondi Beach massacre which have been slammed as unconstitutional in court.

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Armed police to patrol landmarks, places of worship

The sight of heavily armed police will be a permanent reality for tourists at landmarks like the Sydney Opera House after the Bondi Beach terror attack.

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View from The Hill: Chris Minns makes sense on ISIS brides’ children, while opposition adds to scaremongering

Among today’s leaders, New South Wales Premier Chris Minns is notable in a couple of ways.

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Security boost call as mental health patients flee care

Two escapees from mental health care were allegedly involved in incidents that killed three people, and now security arrangements are being questioned.

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‘The system is broken’: deaths involving escaped patients expose NSW’s mental health crisis, hospital workers say

Professionals say a lack of resources and an ‘almost insatiable’ demand for services is limiting the ability to pursue long-term care and therapy

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Magistrate rules it’s ‘not proportionate’ to ban Isaac Herzog protester from inner Sydney while on bail

Lawyer tells court there is ‘real doubt’ whether police gave lawful move-on direction during rally against Israeli president that ended in violent clashes

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Fears Hanson's 'dog-whistling' could trigger violence

A letter threatening Muslims with death was sent to a mosque days after a senator made racist remarks, sparking fears about spiralling Islamophobia.

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