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Counterterrorism police take over investigation into swastika vandalism at Sydney synagogue

New South Wales premier calls painting of red swastikas on synagogue ‘very concerning’

The Independent UK

Dutton claims Coalition has ‘acted like a government’ while in opposition – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Sydney New Year’s Eve fireworks could be cancelled due to train strike, police warn

Union accuses police of scaremongering over industrial action

The Independent UK

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Sydney New Year’s Eve fireworks could be cancelled due to train strike, police commissioner says

Karen Webb warns that NSW force can’t risk 250,000 people being ‘trapped in the city’ with no way home

The Guardian - AU

World famous NYE fireworks show veers off the rails

The threat of cancelling Sydney's famed New Year's Eve fireworks display due to union-led train disruptions has been dismissed as a scare campaign.

AAP

Kristian White seeks review of sacking from NSW police force after being found guilty of manslaughter

Former officer was sacked after being found guilty of fatally shooting 95-year-old Clare Nowland with Taser

The Guardian - AU

Top cop laments DV scourge after 'very violent murder'

A woman meant to be protected by a restraining order has been brutally murdered in her home as domestic violence issues keep top brass awake at night.

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Kristian White sacked from NSW police six days after conviction for manslaughter of Clare Nowland

State police commissioner says she no longer has confidence in officer after he fatally shot 95-year-old woman with a Taser

The Guardian - AU

The NSW Cop Who Fatally Tasered A 95 Y.O. Grandmother Has Now Formally Been Fired

Former NSW cop, Kristian White, faces 25 years behind bars.

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Sacking of cop who tasered 95yo 'too little, too late'

A senior constable who fatally tasered a 95-year-old woman has been dismissed from the police force less than a week after being found guilty of manslaughter.

AAP

Kristian White has been convicted over a 95-year-old’s death. Experts say it serves as a ‘powerful warning’

The guilty verdict for Clare Nowland’s manslaughter brings one chapter to a close – but what will change with NSW policing?

The Guardian - AU

Senior cop found guilty of drink driving after crash

A senior NSW police officer has been found guilty of drink-driving for an incident where he crashed a car in a tunnel after a marathon drinking session.

AAP

State short thousands of police, leaked memo reveals

Police numbers in NSW are at dangerously low levels, according to a senior officer's internal message to his boss.

AAP

Port Stephens' top cop Alison Stewart honoured as NSW Police officer of the year

Senior Constable Stewart has been a police officer for 36 years.

Newcastle Herald

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'Caught in web': ex ice user urges police to fine not charge drug users

Ice plays with your brain and 'makes you think you need it'.

The Guardian - AU

NSW police dogs died in car’s special cooling ‘pod’ when engine switched off, force says

Investigation under way into whether mechanical failure resulted in deaths of German shepherds Xtra and Soldier in Sydney

AAP

'Devastating' police dog deaths probed after pod fail

A review is under way after two NSW Police dogs were found dead inside a purpose-built, air-conditioned pod on an official vehicle.

AAP

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.

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Newcastle Herald

'They are part of the family': Newcastle police dog mourned as vehicle examined

Police dog Xtra and his handler were known as the 'crook catchers'.

Newcastle Herald

Top cop appeals to court to stop Newcastle harbour blockade

Police attempt to stop Rising Tide's harbour blockade.

The Guardian - AU

‘It was awful’: Annie’s worst fears came true after she accused her police officer partner of DV

Since 2017 in NSW, 120 officers have been charged with domestic violence offences. But advocates believe many victims are too scared to report

Newcastle Herald

Police on days off called in to ferry prisoners as action spreads in Hunter

Cessnock has at times been operating at a staffing level of about 50 per cent.

AAP

Under-pressure police ditch tasks due to staff shortage

Non-core police jobs including welfare checks will be shunned by some NSW police officers as the state government struggles to fix widespread vacancies.

The Guardian - AU

Three men shot by police in unrelated Sydney and Melbourne incidents, two in critical condition

NSW police fired at two men in a car allegedly driven at them, while in Hillside, Victoria police shot a man allegedly armed with a knife at scene of stabbing

AAP

Staying put, some Aussies resist calls to flee Lebanon

Australian Zakie Khoury Daou acknowledges the situation in Lebanon remains precarious as missiles rain down but says she doesn't want to uproot her life.

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