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Security boost call as mental health patients flee care

Two escapees from mental health care were allegedly involved in incidents that killed three people, and now security arrangements are being questioned.

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‘The system is broken’: deaths involving escaped patients expose NSW’s mental health crisis, hospital workers say

Professionals say a lack of resources and an ‘almost insatiable’ demand for services is limiting the ability to pursue long-term care and therapy

The Guardian - AU

Magistrate rules it’s ‘not proportionate’ to ban Isaac Herzog protester from inner Sydney while on bail

Lawyer tells court there is ‘real doubt’ whether police gave lawful move-on direction during rally against Israeli president that ended in violent clashes

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Fears Hanson's 'dog-whistling' could trigger violence

A letter threatening Muslims with death was sent to a mosque days after a senator made racist remarks, sparking fears about spiralling Islamophobia.

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'Nightmare': family grapples with grandfather's kidnap

The family of 85-year-old grandfather Chris Baghsarian, who was mistakenly kidnapped in the dead of night, say they are living a nightmare.

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NSW police end restriction on protests now Israeli president has left the country

Widespread allegations of police brutality followed a rally outside Sydney’s town hall on 9 February against visit by Isaac Herzog

The Guardian - AU

NSW Premier Chris Minns Confirms Extra Public Holiday For ANZAC Day 2026 & 2027

New South Wales Premier Chris Minns has confirmed that the state will observe an extra public holiday on ANZAC Day for the next two years.

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NSW gets extra public holiday for Anzac Day – but some other states won’t follow suit

Chris Minns announces change for minimum of two years as Anzac Day falls on weekends this year and next

The Guardian - AU

Cafes urged to close on Anzac Day long weekend holiday

There will be a statewide public holiday to compensate for Anzac Day falling on a weekend over the next two years, but not everyone is punching the air.

AAP

Leaders' love-in amid differences over police actions

The prime minister has praised NSW Premier Chris Minns as his friend, hours after their differing views over police conduct at a city protest were aired.

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An ‘impossible’ situation or ‘unhinged’ police? Inside the chaos at Sydney’s anti-Herzog protest

Police have defended their actions after Monday’s protest. Here’s how the night played out

The Guardian - AU

Sydney protesters want to sue police over alleged brutality at the anti-Herzog rally, but it will be a struggle

An obscure section of a 2009 piece of legislation states ‘compensation is not payable’ when NSW officers are granted additional powers for ‘major events’

The Guardian - AU

Australia police watchdog to investigate complaints of brutality at protests against Israeli president

Independent police oversight body says it is ‘in public interest’ to examine the violent confrontations between police and protesters at Sydney Town Hall

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Police Watchdog Launches Investigation Into Police Response At Sydney Anti-Herzog Rally

It comes despite Chris Minns saying just yesterday that he "did not support" an independent inquiry.

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NSW police watchdog to investigate alleged police brutality at Sydney protest against Isaac Herzog

Despite premier Chris Minns’s objection to an inquiry, Law Enforcement Conduct Commission says it is in public interest to investigate ‘alleged misconduct’

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Critics hail probe into 'shocking' police rally tactics

Investigations into violent police tactics to break up a mass protest must be comprehensive, without delay and public, civil liberties groups say.

The Guardian - AU

NSW premier won’t apologise to Muslims after police grab men praying at rally against Isaac Herzog

Chris Minns doubles down on support for NSW police, stating officers would ‘never have disrupted a prayer service … unless it was in the middle of a riot’

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Muslim community reels after police violence at protest

A defiant premier is backing his police force and won't apologise to the Muslim community after officers forcibly removed people engaged in prayer.

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NSW police commissioner urged to apologise to ‘entire Muslim community’ after officers disrupted prayer at Sydney protest

Mal Lanyon says police were ‘required’ to disperse crowd, while Mehreen Faruqi accused them of ‘assaulting Muslims

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Islamophobia Envoy Demands Police Apologise Over Actions At Sydney’s Anti-Herzog Rally

Australia’s Islamophobia envoy Aftab Malik urges an apology and investigation for NSW Police's actions at Sydney Rally.

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9 People Charged By NSW Police Over Involvement In Herzog Protest In Sydney

The charges range from behaving offensively in public to resisting arrest and assault.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Minns defends police protest response; Ley warns Liberals ‘disunity is death’; and Trump’s border bridge backflip

NSW premier rejects suggestions his anti-protest restrictions created an ‘impossible situation’ for police; speculation mounts Angus Taylor will challenge Sussan Ley

The Guardian - AU

Sheikh who led prayer at Sydney protest against Herzog says police were ‘unhinged and aggressive’

Any officers who acted unlawfully should face prosecution for actions, Muslim groups say

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'Unacceptable': cops slammed for Muslim prayer bust-up

Muslim figures are incensed after police violently broke up a prayer group at a thousands-strong rally against a contentious visit by the Israeli president.

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Chris Minns Doubles-Down On Defence Of NSW Police Action At Herzog Rally: ‘Impossible’

“I’m not going to throw police under the bus this morning.”

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