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NSW Police spends millions on recruitment but women make up around a quarter of graduates

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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Left to right: Police minister Yasmin Catley, NSW premier Chris Minns and police commissioner Mal Lanyon.

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
Sajid Akram conducting firearms training in late October 2025.

‘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
CCTV footage shows the unexpected moment that sparked chaos at the Town Hall protest against the visit of Isaac Herzog.

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
Casualties from outside the underworld (clockwise from left): John Versace, Matt Uttai, Thi Kim Tran, Chris Baghsarian.

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
Yasmin Catley faced an estimates hearing on Friday.

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
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Police charge at demonstrators during the Town Hall protest.

‘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
A photo taken during closure operations by NSW Health.

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 Yasmin Catley was not in the car at the time.

Police minister’s driver charged with drink-driving offence

Yasmin Catley’s driver was allegedly driving dangerously on the South Coast.

  • Jessica McSweeney
NSW Premier Chris Minns and Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon speak to the media about the rally on Saturday.

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