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Sydney news: NSW Deputy Premier and Police Minister Paul Toole 'devastated' over brother's drug arrest

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Minister reacts to brother's drugs arrest

NSW Deputy Premier and Police Minister Paul Toole says he's "devastated" after his brother was arrested and charged with serious drug offences. 

Detectives investigating the supply of crystal meth or "ice" across the state's Central Coast and Hunter regions yesterday charged four people, including 38-year-old Joshua Toole. 

Police conducted raids at several properties seizing more than 2kg of the drug with an estimated street value of $2 million along with $220,000 in cash and a "gel blaster firearm". 

He was charged with supply large commercial quantity prohibited drug, knowingly direct activities of criminal group, participate criminal group contribute criminal activity, and five counts of supply prohibited drugs on an ongoing basis.

He was refused bail to appear before Newcastle Local Court today. 

In a statement Mr Toole said he was "devastated" by the news, but added that "no one is above the law". 

Human remains found on highway

Police have found human remains on the Hume Highway, south west of Sydney.

A search started near Campbelltown yesterday, after reports a person may have been hit by a vehicle earlier this week.

A crime scene has been set up.

The remains have not been formally identified.

Regional NSW braces for more wet weather today

Residents across parts of regional NSW are bracing for another bout of wet and potentially windy weather from today, with more evacuations possible.

Riverine flooding is still threatening the inland town of Wagga Wagga in the state's south, where some residents in low lying areas were asked to evacuate overnight on Tuesday.

In the community of Forbes in the state's central west, the SES has warned some residents in the town's west and east to prepare to evacuate, with major flooding possible.

Neil Wiblin from the SES said the Lachlan River may exceed major flood levels late tonight into tomorrow.

"Which is likely to peak at 10.6 late tonight overnight. So a small number of properties are isolated around Forbes and some businesses in the CBD obviously," he told the ABC.

"People should monitor the situation and prepare to evacuate so you can safely do so if instructed to by the SES."

AMA questions RAT change

The Australian Medical Association has questioned the state government's decision to scrap the mandatory reporting of positive rapid antigen tests (RAT) in New South Wales from tomorrow.

Anyone who tests positive will no longer be required by law to notify Service NSW, though health authorities are recommending people still do so.

Mandatory isolation also ends tomorrow after a decision taken recently by the federal government in consultation with state and territory leaders.

President of the AMA in NSW, Dr Michael Bonning, says he wants to see the health advice that's based on, and also believes it should remain compulsory to register COVID test results.

"We definitely think that it should remain as part of the mandatory reporting associated with COVID," he said.

"It's always going to be a helpful source of data to the community as a whole, and in doing that we know that people will be better taken care of."

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