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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Penry Buckley

NSW police minister concedes she ‘may have had the figure wrong’ on the number of antisemitic incidents since 7 October

NSW police minister Yasmin Catley
NSW police minister Yasmin Catley says she may have overstated the number of antisemitic attacks in the state. Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAP

The New South Wales police minister has conceded she “may have had the figure wrong” on the number of antisemitic attacks in the state, as police data cast doubt on numbers used to justify controversial hate speech bills rushed through the state parliament this year.

Speaking at a budget estimates hearing on Wednesday, Yasmin Catley revealed the number of offences reported under NSW police’s Operation Shelter was 663, of which 254 have resulted in criminal charges.

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