The Latest Breaking News from Peter Thurtell

NSW premier announces fresh laws restricting protests near places of worship as questions continue over neo-Nazi rally

Chris Minns reveals plan to give police new move-on powers one month after supreme court struck down similar legislation

The Guardian - AU · Nov 11, 2025

'Nazis not welcome': moves to target racist hate speech

Neo-Nazis chanting outside a state parliament have pushed a premier to strengthen hate speech laws after a police communication breakdown.

AAP · Nov 11, 2025

NSW police minister concedes she ‘may have had the figure wrong’ on the number of antisemitic incidents since 7 October

Defending laws to curb antisemitism, Yasmin Catley said in March there had been more than 700 incidents, but new figures imply a smaller number

The Guardian - AU · Sep 3, 2025

Counting hateful incidents no exact science, cop admits

Police say their tallying of anti-Semitic and Islamophobic incidents is a "loose capture" as numbers quoted by the premier are called into question.

AAP · Apr 7, 2025

NSW police officer signed NDA with AFP over Sydney caravan ‘fake terrorism’ plot

NSW parliamentary inquiry hears ‘extraordinary’ revelation that motivation of overseas mastermind was kept secret due to non-disclosure agreement

The Guardian - AU · Apr 7, 2025

Australian state commits more police to investigate antisemitic crime

An Australian state has committed more police to investigate a spate of antisemitic crimes after a childcare center was torched near a Sydney synagogue

The Independent UK · Jan 21, 2025

Sydney childcare centre set alight and sprayed with antisemitic graffiti

NSW premier Chris Minns says police will track down people behind Maroubra attack and foreshadows new anti-hatred laws

The Guardian - AU · Jan 21, 2025

Man charged after alleged bungled Sydney ambush led to chase and shots fired at police car

Police rushed to Edensor Park after two armed men were allegedly seen trying to break into a home

The Guardian - AU · Dec 31, 2024

Tighter police gun controls after alleged double murder

Stricter controls on the movement of NSW police-issue weapons and an overhaul of paper-based tracking come after a review prompted by an alleged double murder.

AAP · Nov 1, 2024

551 arrested, 84 guns seized, thousands educated: How DV operation unfolded

High-risk offenders were caught, but police also tried a different approach.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 26, 2024