Yasmin Catley
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- Police
NSW Police faces dire shortage of female officers despite multimillion-dollar blitz
NSW Police faces a chronic staffing problem as the force battles crises of public confidence, internal culture issues and serious understaffing.
- Amber Schultz
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Labor announces $40 million boost to address firearms registry failings
Police Minister Yasmin Catley described the registry as being in a “shambles” between 2020 and 2023, when it contained serious backlogs and applications took years to be processed.
- Kayla Olaya and Max Maddison
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- Bondi shooting
‘Critical gap’: The 2020 warning to police before Bondi terrorist bought guns
Officials from the NSW Police Firearms Registry were warned in December 2020 that too little was being done to encourage gun club members to report extremism in their ranks.
- Nick McKenzie and Perry Duffin
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- Protests
The moment that sparked a ‘riot’: CCTV reveals true start of Town Hall protest chaos
A protest against the visit of Israeli President Isaac Herzog started peacefully. Previously unseen footage shows the moment a shaken up Coca-Cola bottle turns the crowd from angry to chaotic.
- Jessica McSweeney
There was once a code even the most ruthless crims lived by. Those days are long gone
Accepted norms in Sydney’s underworld are crumbling and the vicious killing of Chris Baghsarian is just one example of the shift.
- Riley Walter
Firearms reforms may not be in place until September, police minister reveals
The NSW government recalled parliament before Christmas to urgently pass crackdowns on gun ownership, but many key aspects are yet to be implemented.
- Jessica McSweeney
‘Reminiscent of Trump’s America’: Labor faithful condemn protest response
Concerns are growing among rank-and-file members over the response to last week’s violent rally and the government’s protest laws.
- Jessica McSweeney and Alexandra Smith
Mapped: The 52 suburban tobacco shops shut down in NSW retail raids
Dozens of tobacco shops have been shut across NSW as the government faces pressure to make a simple planning law change which could halt the booming number of smoke shops operating.
- David Barwell
Police minister’s driver charged with drink-driving offence
Yasmin Catley’s driver was allegedly driving dangerously on the South Coast.
- Jessica McSweeney
NSW to reintroduce protest laws amid fallout from neo-Nazi rally
The state government has flagged new laws as it scrambles to contain days of fallout after more than 60 neo-Nazis rallied outside parliament on Saturday.
- Jessica McSweeney