The Latest Breaking News from Yasmin Catley

Sydney police are using drones to chase suspects 500km away. Is a vulnerable town being targeted?

Moree in NSW is the ‘perfect location’ for remote drones, police say. But critics worry about impact of increased surveillance on local Aboriginal community

The Guardian - AU · Mar 12

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

The Guardian - AU · Feb 11

NSW police to seize and destroy illegally ‘souped-up’ ebikes under government crackdown

State transport minister says ebikes modified to exceed 25km/h speed limit will ‘end up as a twisted wreck’

The Guardian - AU · Feb 8

Mass migration claims debunked as the far right gathers

False claims about "out-of-control" immigration have been disputed by experts as police surround protests and counter-rallies in Australia's biggest city.

AAP · Nov 28, 2025

Hundreds charged in police domestic violence crackdown

More than 750 people have been charged in a four-day domestic violence blitz by one state's police force, amid a crisis of violence against women.

AAP · Nov 16, 2025

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

NSW Govt. Slammed For Failing To Ban Festival Strip Searches & Sniffer Dogs: ‘Shameful’

The continuation of the drug detection methods comes despite last month’s successful class action against NSW Police.

Pedestrian.tv · Oct 29, 2025

NSW Labor ignores own drugs summit advice by keeping sniffer dogs and strip-searches at festivals

Police minister Yasmin Catley says high-visibility tactics remain important ‘investigative tools’ – even at music festivals trialling pill testing

The Guardian - AU · Oct 28, 2025

Cost of policing Palestine rallies 'cannot be provided'

Costs of policing weekly pro-Palestine marches have been raised by a premier as a reason to ban them but police say an accurate figure is hard to come by.

AAP · Oct 22, 2025

NSW police wrongly categorise ‘significant’ number of incidents as antisemitic

Anti-Palestinian graffiti and verbal abuse of pro-Palestine protestors incorrectly recorded as antisemitism in figures government cited to defend restrictions on protests

The Guardian - AU · Oct 11, 2025