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NSW top cop defends giving media job after staff tip

The NSW chief police officer has vowed to improve her media approach as she defends the controversial interim appointment of a fresh public affairs director.

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Collapse at regional mine – as it happened

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56,000 drop in to Newcastle Ocean Baths since reopening

The visits were recorded during lifeguard patrol hours.

Newcastle Herald

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NSW police commissioner Karen Webb moves to dismiss alleged killer Beau Lamarre from force

Police continue searching Bungonia property and say Lamarre drew ‘a bit of a map’ showing where to find bodies

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Futuristic helmet helping paramedics treat patients within 'golden hour'

The helmet helped Jack Di Tommaso, 27, make a full recovery.

Newcastle Herald

High-end car thefts fuel fears of surge in youth crime

A high-speed car chase and thefts allegedly involving seven teenagers have prompted authorities to warn of the dangers posed by youth crime.

AAP

Expired NSW DV policy 'sets up police to fail'

The domestic violence policy for NSW Police has not been reviewed for years and includes no mention of coercive control offences that will soon be introduced.

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'Shot in the arm': New junior doctors for the Hunter to boost workforce

'They'll learn from the best and lift the standard of care.'

Newcastle Herald

'Timely': Hunter to get nurses from UK and Ireland in public health boost

Boost follows years of frustration in nursing ranks over staffing.

Newcastle Herald

First stage of channel dredging done, Little Terns nest on island

The second phase of work is due to start mid-2024.

Newcastle Herald

The five steps in $21 million Stockton Beach erosion action plan

An initial 130,000 cubic metres of sand has already been delivered.

Newcastle Herald

NSW police accused of ‘killing’ music festivals by charging excessive fees

Greens MP and Australian Festival Association say NSW force charging much more than other states to patrol equivalent events

The Guardian - AU

No 'smoking gun' for gran's tasering cover-up: minister

NSW Police Minister Yasmin Catley says it would have been impossible for anyone to cover up the acts of an officer who tasered a 95-year-old woman.

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From the legendary Spitfire to the menacing F-35A, a century of aviation flies over Nobbys Beach

'Where else can you go surfing and watch an air show? Nowhere!'

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Hundreds of police on sick leave in understaffed Northern Region

The region is over-represented in long-term sick leave numbers.

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Video key as man fights Palestine rally assault charge

Three men accused of assaulting a 45-year-old man during a pro-Palestine rally outside the Sydney Opera House have faced court.

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'Antiquated' police system failing on domestic violence

NSW Police systems cannot properly record incidents of domestic violence and are in desperate need of an upgrade, a parliamentary hearing has been told.

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Police minister in 'daydream' about Opera House rally

NSW Police Minister Yasmin Catley has defended her handling of a protest where community tensions boiled over on the steps of the Sydney Opera House.

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Missing in action: State Government sidelines Tim Crakanthorp

Mr Crakanthorp was not named in media releases ... was not invited, and did not attend.

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Scrutiny over NSW police handling of people in crisis

A program aimed at de-escalating police incidents involving people in mental crisis needs reform, the NSW mental health minister concedes.

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'A disgrace': minister bristles over protest grilling

A NSW minister is defending her track record after a series of incidents at pro-Palestine protests, including the arrest of a man after a weekend rally.

Newcastle Herald

'Devastating blow': family told to remove Jack Roberts' memorial chair

'It feels like we have to battle constantly, it's an uphill battle, you get knocked and it's hard.'

The Guardian - AU

Experts slam ‘disproportionate’ NSW approach to pro-Palestine rallies as government threatens ‘full force’ of law

Human Rights Law Centre’s Alice Drury says response from police and government to rallies sets ‘very dangerous precedent’

The Guardian - AU

Sydney Opera House rally: police defend arrest of man carrying Israeli flag amid outrage over antisemitic chants

Police say man’s presence at rally was a risk to his safety as questions raised over why Jewish community was warned to stay away from city centre

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Renewed call to end festival drug dogs, strip searches

Calls to stop using sniffer dogs at music festivals and provide pill testing instead have escalated after damning data about the use of the canines.

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