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Cloud over veteran NSW Labor MP's future

A long-serving NSW upper house MP looks set to lose his spot on Labor's upper house ticket when the right faction holds a crucial preselection meeting.

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NSW Labor MP Secord to leave parliament

NSW Labor MP Walt Secord has decided not to seek a second term in the state's upper house, after standing aside from the Labor front bench earlier this week.

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NSW Labor MP Walt Secord to retire from politics following allegations of bullying

Former Labor frontbencher Walt Secord announces he won't seek another term in parliament after bullying allegations were levelled against him last week from former and current colleagues.

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Sydney news: Decision on location of 2022 NRL grand final could be made by week's end

MORNING BRIEFING: The Australian Rugby League Commission nears a decision on which state will hold this year's grand final, with a choice potentially being made by the week's end.

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War of words between NSW ministers proves a political distraction in Macquarie Street

Analysis: As questions are asked of Labor, David Elliott and Matt Kean were busy criticising each other

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NSW Labor leader received complaints about Walt Secord’s behaviour before MP stood down

Chris Minns says colleagues raised concerns over weekend, after Secord apologised for ‘shortcomings’

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NSW Labor MP steps down amid allegations

High-profile NSW Labor frontbencher Walt Secord is facing an investigation after standing aside from the shadow ministry amid allegations he bullied staff.

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NSW Labor Party frontbencher Walt Secord steps down amid bullying claims

The senior Labor frontbencher is the first politician to step down following the release of last week's Broderick review into parliament's culture.

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Sydney news: 'Proactive NSW policing' in place after two women fatally shot

MORNING BRIEFING: Detectives say "proactive policing" is underway to prevent retaliation attacks after two women were fatally shot in a car in Sydney's south-west.

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Release of NSW Broderick report into toxic culture was dehumanising, advocate for sexual assault survivors says

The release of the report into the workplace culture in NSW Parliament was "dehumanising" and "frustrating", former Liberal staffer and advocate for sexual assault survivors Dhanya Mani says.

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Public display of Nazi flags and memorabilia bearing swastikas banned in New South Wales following parliamentary inquiry

Offenders could now face up to a year's jail-time or a more than $100,000 fine for displaying swastikas or other Nazi symbols.

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NSW disaster agency clearly failed: Labor

Labor is calling for Resilience NSW to be abolished after it failed in its mission to help victims during the disastrous floods earlier this year.

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Sydney news: Three teenagers remain in hospital after stabbing

MORNING BRIEFING: NSW Police are appealing for information after three teenagers were stabbed in a "targeted attack" following a party in Sydney's inner city early on Sunday.

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‘Everyday life now’: Sydney reels from organised crime turf war

Police swoop on drug gangs in Australia’s biggest city but lawyers fear changes to law leave minorities vulnerable.

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Police Minister defends time taken to implement new powers designed to tackle drug crime in NSW

The NSW government defends the length of time it took to to enact approved legislation targeting organised crime figures involved in the supply of drugs.

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Gangland detectives explore theory Rami Iskander was targeted for planning to avenge uncle's killing

Detectives investigating the shooting death of Rami Iskander in Sydney's south-west are pursuing multiple lines of inquiry, including whether he was targeted for planning a revenge attack over his uncle's death, underworld figure Mahmoud "Brownie" Ahmad, the ABC understands.

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Gangland hits pile up in southwest Sydney

Sydney's gangland tensions have included 11 murders in the city's southwest over the past two years, with police pointing to drugs as the cause of the problems.

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NSW accused of politicising history scheme as Labor seats miss out on first round of blue plaques

None of 17 markers on buildings where historical figures lived or worked, or where major events occurred, are in Labor-held seats

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NSW to push anti-Nazi laws in parliament

After a vigorous debate, NSW is introducing laws that will criminalise the display of Nazi symbols after a spate of recent incidents

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Attack on NSW hospital staff a 'one-off'

Security measures at hospitals on the NSW mid-north coast have been beefed-up after a violent assault on health care staff at Port Macquarie Base Hospital.

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