The Latest Breaking News from Chris Minns

Afternoon Update: what the Erin Patterson jury wasn’t told; Israel announces plan to take over Gaza City; and anti-boogie bummers

Police suspected Erin Patterson might have previously used rat poison in an alleged attempt to kill her estranged husband, Simon

The Guardian - AU · Aug 8, 2025

Transparency gaps cloud $2m Folbigg compensation offer

A high-profile lawyer has called for the release of reasons for a widely criticised $2 million payout offer to wrongfully jailed Kathleen Folbigg.

AAP · Aug 8, 2025

Minns says Folbigg ‘free’ to sue his government if $2m not enough for 20 years in jail for wrongful convictions

New South Wales premier facing bipartisan condemnation and possible inquiry into what has been described as an ‘insulting’ compensation payout

The Guardian - AU · Aug 8, 2025

Chris Minns Slams Convicted Rapist Gareth Ward For Attempting To Remain In Parliament

“I think that most people would appreciate it’s an unconscionable situation to have someone who’s currently sitting in jail in Silverwater, convicted of serious sexual offences, who is demanding to remain a member of parliament and continue to be paid."

Pedestrian.tv · Aug 5, 2025

NSW faces constitutional showdown as parliament’s push to expel convicted rapist Gareth Ward delayed by supreme court

Both major parties want to expel Ward from parliament after he was convicted, but the Kiama MP has engaged lawyers from his prison cell

The Guardian - AU · Aug 5, 2025

Jailed MP stalls expulsion in 'highly unusual' move

A disgraced MP in jail for sexual assault is resisting being forced to give up his seat in parliament after a court foiled a government's bid to oust him.

AAP · Aug 4, 2025

Nationwide protests planned after Harbour Bridge march

More pro-Palestine demonstrations are being planned around the nation as a court's approval of a headline-grabbing march prompts consideration of law changes.

AAP · Aug 4, 2025

Chris Minns faces angry backlash from caucus over ‘risible’ Sydney Harbour Bridge protest stance

Members of caucus planning to move a motion condemning the conditions in Gaza and endorsing the right to protest

The Guardian - AU · Aug 4, 2025

Port Arthur victim calls for halt to gun law changes

Proposed changes to gun laws have prompted a fierce rebuke from a man who lost multiple family members in the Port Arthur massacre.

AAP · Aug 4, 2025

The horror of Gaza called and a mass of rain-soaked Sydney Harbour Bridge marchers, young and old, came in full force

They were armed with umbrellas and ponchos and waterproof prams. One man even carried a surfboard. This is Sydney, after all

The Guardian - AU · Aug 3, 2025