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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Mostafa Rachwani

Covid fine cancellations underline sense of unfair treatment in western Sydney

Police on horseback patrol in Liverpool, south-west Sydney, in 2021 amid Covid restrictions
Mounted police on patrol in Liverpool, south-west Sydney, in July 2021 amid coronavirus restrictions. Revenue NSW this week cancelled more than $30m in fines for Covid order breaches. Photograph: Joel Carrett/EPA

When Stephen heard that the New South Wales government was going to cancel more than $30m in fines for breaches of Covid health orders, relief washed over him.

Stephen’s son, who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia, was fined $1,000 on three separate occasions for breaching restrictions during the height of Sydney’s lockdowns in 2021.

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