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The Guardian - AU
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Anne Davies and Jordyn Beazley

NSW political staffers to appear at caravan plot inquiry after being threatened with arrest for failing to attend

The inquiry in parliament
NSW political staffers have ‘voluntarily’ agreed to appear at an upper house inquiry after failing to attend last week. Photograph: Dean Lewins/AAP

Five staffers from the offices of the New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, and the police minister, Yasmin Catley, have agreed to appear before a parliamentary inquiry into the Dural caravan “fake terrorism plot” after they were threatened with arrest for failing to attend last week.

A senior staff member for the premier confirmed on Wednesday that they had been told by the president of the NSW Legislative Council, Ben Franklin, that he was planning to seek arrest warrants.

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