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NSW’s new rapid response police unit may help some people feel safer, but it also raises difficult questions

The New South Wales government has just announced the launch of a new, permanent rapid response police unit.

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Morning Mail: One Nation job for Pauline Hanson’s daughter; tensions high amid US-Iran nuclear talks; fears over ChatGPT Health advice

Lee Hanson given lucrative role by One Nation; high-stakes US-Iran talks continue into the night; experts sound alarm over ChatGPT Health

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‘The sky’s the limit’: Newcastle Art Gallery unveils its ‘divisive’ $48m expansion with a blockbuster opening show

Now the largest public gallery in NSW outside of Sydney, NAG’s new exhibition marries big names with local artists – and celebrates a changing city

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Pauline Hanson’s daughter employed in taxpayer-funded job with NSW One Nation senator

Exclusive: Tasmanian Lee Hanson employed as senior adviser to Sean Bell in role worth as much as $180,000

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Man accused of 'cowardly' New Year attack seeks bail

A young man on bail for alleged violence in NSW is accused of punching a man as he walked away from a confrontation hours into the new year, a judge has heard.

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Minns government undermined social cohesion with NSW protest restrictions, constitutional challenge hears

Lawyer for protest groups argues state needs to prove it was ‘rational to prevent all protests’ to achieve its goal

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Chris Baghsarian’s body dumped on Sydney’s outskirts within 40 hours of kidnapping, police suggest

NSW detectives say Toyota Corolla involved in crime was spotted in Pitt Town one day after 85-year-old abducted from North Ryde home

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Why are the phrases ‘globalise the intifada’ and ‘from the river to the sea’ so contested?

In the aftermath of the Bondi terrorist attack at a Hanukkah celebration that killed 15 people, the New South Wales government is moving toward banning phrases it argues incite hatred. The Queensland government has said it would do the same.

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View from The Hill: Chris Minns makes sense on ISIS brides’ children, while opposition adds to scaremongering

Among today’s leaders, New South Wales Premier Chris Minns is notable in a couple of ways.

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Monsoon low could bring year’s worth of rain in a week to parts of NSW, Queensland and South Australia

Further thunderstorms bringing heavy rain and flash flooding may hit Melbourne on Tuesday, Bureau of Meteorology warns

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Evidence linked to Sydney kidnap victim Chris Baghsarian, 85, discovered in burnt-out car as search continues

NSW police say they found links between the car and abandoned Dural property 10 days after man abducted in case of mistaken identity

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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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Nation faces days of severe thunderstorms, flood risks

Flood warnings have been issued for multiple states and territories as a days-long big wet is forecast to dump hundreds of millimetres of rain.

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Patterson, Hadley fire NSW into One-Day Cup decider

NSW will face Tasmania in the One-Day Cup final with plenty of confidence after thumping the Tigers by seven wickets to qualify.

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NSW to ban children from riding ebikes under minimum age limit

Expert review will consider whether children and teenagers should be able to carry passengers

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Police hopes fade of finding kidnap victim Chris Baghsarian, 85, alive after raid on Dural property

NSW police search ‘makeshift stronghold’ in Wildthorn Ave, Dural after grandfather abducted from North Ryde home last Friday in case of mistaken identity

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Joyce says he’s not aware of crime reports after Hanson comments – as it happened

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Webster century secures Tasmania's great escape

NSW have been denied a vital chance for an outright Sheffield Shield win thanks to late batting defiance from Tasmania's Beau Webster and Jackson Bird.

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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

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With more restrictive laws across the country, how can we protect the right to protest?

In the wake of the Bondi terror attack, multiple state governments have passed laws to restrict mass protests. Most notably, the New South Wales government introduced controversial legislation giving police the power to restrict public protests for up to 90 days after a terrorist incident.

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Security review after deadly mental health escapes

Authorities will review security arrangements at a mental health facility after two patients were allegedly involved in fatal incidents after fleeing care.

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Afternoon Update: Hanson condemned for ‘reprehensible’ comments; Americans top NZ ‘golden visa’ surge; and ringing in lunar new year

Race discrimination commissioner calls on Hanson to apologise while NSW premier accuses her of ‘racist intervention’

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As Australia’s prisons evade scrutiny, conditions inside are getting worse

The lawyer for the accused Bondi Beach gunman, Naveed Akram, commented in court that his client was subject to “very onerous conditions” at Goulburn’s supermax prison. Goulburn Correctional Complex, in New South Wales, houses the country’s highest security prison.

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Regional housing market booms, outpacing capital cities

Buyers are turning to regional Australia for housing affordability, but little relief can be found in some of the fastest-growing areas outside the cities.

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Lakemba mosque facing most alarming situation since Cronulla riots as Ramadan begins, Muslim leader says

The mosque in Sydney’s west has received three threatening letters in lead-up to Islam’s holiest month

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