Cloud over veteran NSW Labor MP's future A long-serving NSW upper house MP looks set to lose his spot on Labor's upper house ticket when the right faction holds a crucial preselection meeting. AAP · Sep 15, 2022
NSW Labor MP Secord to leave parliament NSW Labor MP Walt Secord has decided not to seek a second term in the state's upper house, after standing aside from the Labor front bench earlier this week. AAP · Aug 19, 2022
NSW Labor MP Walt Secord to retire from politics following allegations of bullying Former Labor frontbencher Walt Secord announces he won't seek another term in parliament after bullying allegations were levelled against him last week from former and current colleagues. ABC News · Aug 19, 2022
Sydney news: Decision on location of 2022 NRL grand final could be made by week's end MORNING BRIEFING: The Australian Rugby League Commission nears a decision on which state will hold this year's grand final, with a choice potentially being made by the week's end. ABC News · Aug 15, 2022
War of words between NSW ministers proves a political distraction in Macquarie Street Analysis: As questions are asked of Labor, David Elliott and Matt Kean were busy criticising each other The Guardian - AU · Aug 15, 2022
NSW Labor leader received complaints about Walt Secord’s behaviour before MP stood down Chris Minns says colleagues raised concerns over weekend, after Secord apologised for ‘shortcomings’ The Guardian - AU · Aug 15, 2022
NSW Labor MP steps down amid allegations High-profile NSW Labor frontbencher Walt Secord is facing an investigation after standing aside from the shadow ministry amid allegations he bullied staff. AAP · Aug 14, 2022
NSW Labor Party frontbencher Walt Secord steps down amid bullying claims The senior Labor frontbencher is the first politician to step down following the release of last week's Broderick review into parliament's culture. ABC News · Aug 14, 2022
Sydney news: 'Proactive NSW policing' in place after two women fatally shot MORNING BRIEFING: Detectives say "proactive policing" is underway to prevent retaliation attacks after two women were fatally shot in a car in Sydney's south-west. ABC News · Aug 14, 2022
Release of NSW Broderick report into toxic culture was dehumanising, advocate for sexual assault survivors says The release of the report into the workplace culture in NSW Parliament was "dehumanising" and "frustrating", former Liberal staffer and advocate for sexual assault survivors Dhanya Mani says. ABC News · Aug 13, 2022
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. ABC News · Aug 11, 2022
NSW disaster agency clearly failed: Labor Labor is calling for Resilience NSW to be abolished after it failed in its mission to help victims during the disastrous floods earlier this year. AAP · Aug 10, 2022
Sydney news: Three teenagers remain in hospital after stabbing MORNING BRIEFING: NSW Police are appealing for information after three teenagers were stabbed in a "targeted attack" following a party in Sydney's inner city early on Sunday. ABC News · May 29, 2022
‘Everyday life now’: Sydney reels from organised crime turf war Police swoop on drug gangs in Australia’s biggest city but lawyers fear changes to law leave minorities vulnerable. Al Jazeera · May 26, 2022
ABC News · May 16, 2022 Police Minister defends time taken to implement new powers designed to tackle drug crime in NSW The NSW government defends the length of time it took to to enact approved legislation targeting organised crime figures involved in the supply of drugs.
ABC News · May 15, 2022 Gangland detectives explore theory Rami Iskander was targeted for planning to avenge uncle's killing Detectives investigating the shooting death of Rami Iskander in Sydney's south-west are pursuing multiple lines of inquiry, including whether he was targeted for planning a revenge attack over his uncle's death, underworld figure Mahmoud "Brownie" Ahmad, the ABC understands.
AAP · May 4, 2022 Gangland hits pile up in southwest Sydney Sydney's gangland tensions have included 11 murders in the city's southwest over the past two years, with police pointing to drugs as the cause of the problems.
The Guardian - AU · Apr 18, 2022 NSW accused of politicising history scheme as Labor seats miss out on first round of blue plaques None of 17 markers on buildings where historical figures lived or worked, or where major events occurred, are in Labor-held seats
AAP · Apr 4, 2022 NSW to push anti-Nazi laws in parliament After a vigorous debate, NSW is introducing laws that will criminalise the display of Nazi symbols after a spate of recent incidents
AAP · Feb 1, 2022 Attack on NSW hospital staff a 'one-off' Security measures at hospitals on the NSW mid-north coast have been beefed-up after a violent assault on health care staff at Port Macquarie Base Hospital.