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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Kate Lyons

Minns accused of ‘fuelling division’ after Lismore residents allegedly harassed on squatters’ street

A still from a video allegedly showing a car doing a burnout on Pine Street in Lismore.
A still from a video allegedly showing a car doing a burnout on Pine Street in Lismore. Photograph: Supplied

The New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, has been accused of “fuelling division” and “dog-whistling”, after residents of a Lismore street were allegedly attacked and terrorised in the early hours of Saturday morning.

The alleged incidents were labelled “vigilante attacks” by a NSW state MP, who has urged the premier to “call for calm and walk back from his threats to demolish homes”.

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