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NSW attorney general ‘disappointed’ by own government’s lack of action over ice report

Mark Speakman says he’s spent ‘hundreds of hours’ trying to get cabinet support for reforms from Howard inquiry

The Guardian - AU

Countering ‘rape as routine’: world expert explains the key to getting coercive control laws right

Sexual assault in relationships requires entirely separate systems of reporting, says professor who coined term ‘coercive control’

The Guardian - AU

Public display of Nazi flags and memorabilia bearing swastikas banned in New South Wales following parliamentary inquiry

Offenders could now face up to a year's jail-time or a more than $100,000 fine for displaying swastikas or other Nazi symbols.

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Sydney news: Illawarra South Coast Line commuters urged to take alternative transport due to industrial action

MORNING BRIEFING: Commuters on the Illawarra South Coast Line, which runs from Bondi Junction to Bomaderry, are urged to take alternative transport today, with no trains running due to industrial action.

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NSW closer to banning Nazi hate symbol

The NSW government is closer to banning the Nazi swastika as laws outlawing their display pass the Legislative Assembly.

AAP

The John Barilaro affair has stripped the shine off NSW’s hardman premier Dominic Perrottet

His handling of this crisis, which led to the resignation of his deputy Stuart Ayres, has colleagues questioning whether he has the right stuff under pressure

The Guardian - AU

NSW judge criticises new bail laws passed after Daily Telegraph campaign

Supreme court justice Peter Garling warned wording of new provision could impact its interpretation

The Guardian - AU

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Rushed NSW coercive control laws could discriminate against minorities, experts say

Domestic violence advocates warn drafted laws could be discriminatory if pushed through by government

The Guardian - AU

NSW government releases draft coercive control bill, proposes seven-year jail term

A draft bill set to go before state parliament defines domestic abuse and proposes lengthy jail sentences for abusers who use coercive control in intimate relationships.

ABC News

Coercive control to become crime in NSW

NSW is a step closer to making coercive control a crime in intimate partner relationships, with perpetrators facing up to seven years in jail.

AAP

Sydney news: NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet embarks on overseas mission to attract global investment

MORNING BRIEFING: NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet will today embark on his first overseas trade trip as the state leader in an attempt to attract global investment.

ABC News

Ljube Velevski to leave prison after serving 25-year sentence for murdering family

An Illawarra man who killed his wife and three daughters has served his sentence as the NSW Attorney-General acknowledges the grief felt by the victims' family.

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Climate activists willing to risk fines and jail terms in NSW under tough, new anti-protest laws

New South Wales has introduced tougher penalties in a bid to stop protesters disrupting vital transport links, but climate protest group Blockade Australia says it is prepared to pay the price.

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Sydney news: NSW's legal fraternity concerned at new bail laws

MORNING BRIEFING: The NSW Law Society and the Aboriginal Legal Service say bail amendments going through parliament this week appear to be rushed and could see more Aboriginal adults and children imprisoned.

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Sydney news: More than 2.1 million passengers forecast to flood Sydney Airport in July school holidays

MORNING BRIEFING: Passengers can expect queues and early arrival times as Sydney Airport braces for another busy period next week.

AAP

NSW attorney-general urges drug law pivot

The approach to tackling drug use in NSW is "clearly not working", according to the state's attorney-general, who is pushing to reform the penalties.

The Guardian - AU

Calls for drug arrests to be replaced by $400 fine in New South Wales

Attorney general Mark Speakman says state’s drug laws are ‘clearly not working’ as he pushes case for reform

ABC News

NSW Attorney-General Mark Speakman proposes $400 fines for drug possession instead of prosecution

Attorney-General Mark Speakman proposes a $400 fine for people caught with drugs for personal use as state government responds to "ice" inquiry.

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NSW sexual consent laws come into effect

Reforms passed by the NSW parliament to clarify, modernise and simplify consent laws have now come into force.

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NSW campaign ahead of consent law change

A new campaign aims to educate young people on affirmative sexual consent ahead of changes to the law next week.

The Guardian - AU

‘Complete lack of political courage’: as NSW drugs war rages, expert renews decriminalisation push

Exclusive: More than two years after his landmark report into NSW drug use, Prof Dan Howard says lack of response ‘really disheartening’

AAP

NSW strikes free birth certificate deal

A deal between two NSW agencies will result in up to 700 free birth certificates being made available to vulnerable residents in the state.

The Independent UK

New inquiry into Australian mother convicted of 4 homicides

An Australian state attorney general has declined to pardon a mother convicted almost 20 years ago of smothering her four children to death and instead ordered a new inquiry into whether there could be a medical explanation for the tragedies

Newcastle Herald

Folbigg 'still languishing in a prison cell' but supporters remain 'hopeful'

Helen Cummings has long advocated for Kathleen Folbigg's release

The Guardian - AU

NSW announces new inquiry into Kathleen Folbigg’s conviction over her children’s deaths

Scientists had called for Folbigg’s release after it was discovered two daughters had a genetic variant that can cause sudden death

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