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Election Diary: The election’s first debate was disaster-free but passion-free too

The election’s first debate, on Sky News on Tuesday night, was disappointingly dull. Viewers who’d been following the campaign would have learned little. There was minimal spontaneity.

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Counting hateful incidents no exact science, cop admits

Police say their tallying of anti-Semitic and Islamophobic incidents is a "loose capture" as numbers quoted by the premier are called into question.

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NSW police officer signed NDA with AFP over Sydney caravan ‘fake terrorism’ plot

NSW parliamentary inquiry hears ‘extraordinary’ revelation that motivation of overseas mastermind was kept secret due to non-disclosure agreement

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Intent irrelevant as caravan hoax dubbed anti-Semitism

A senior police officer resisted describing a hoax explosive-laden caravan as a "criminal con job", saying it was anti-Semitic regardless of motivation.

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Allianz won't ever truly be your home: Robbo to Souths

Trent Robinson understands bitter rivals South Sydney wanting to use Allianz Stadium, but says it will only ever truly be the Sydney Roosters' home ground.

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Human error blamed for driverless train's door glitch

Investigations suggest human error resulted in passengers being stranded on a train when a carriage door was left open during peak hour.

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‘Joe’s law’ to ban future hospital privatisation in NSW

Two-year-old Joe Massa died after emergency department wait at Northern Beaches hospital in September 2024

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Rental reforms to help keep young staff in pricey homes

The difficulty of businesses finding young labour has been highlighted as tenant-empowering reforms are due to hit Australia's least-affordable housing market.

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Third mosque targeted in Islamophobic threats online

Multiple mosques have been threatened during the holy month of Ramadan as a premier stares down suggestions his government has been slow to act.

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Chris Minns condemns Islamophobic social media attack on Lakemba mosque as ‘truly disgusting’

NSW police have launched an investigation after a comment on TikTok referencing 2019 Christchurch massacre

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'Sense of alarm' amid calls for Islamophobia protection

Social media comments invoking an Australian man's terrorist attack which killed 51 worshippers have been condemned amid warnings of rising Islamophobia.

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Hate laws to stay despite caravan terror plot hoax

A state premier is staring down calls to repeal hate crime laws, amid revelations parliament may have been "misinformed" before they were urgently passed.

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'Shocking': dozens of weapons seized in knife sweep

Almost 100 weapons have been seized in an operation aimed at stamping out knife-related crime after several shocking attacks.

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Palestine Action Group launches legal challenge against controversial NSW laws restricting protests

Group claims laws rushed through after wave of antisemitism in state are ‘unconstitutional’ and ‘undemocratic’

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Climate activists to plead not guilty en masse under NSW’s controversial anti-protest laws

Rising Tide campaigners were arrested at Newcastle’s coal port in late 2024 after using kayaks and rafts to protest at facility

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New $5 banknote to honour First Nations connection to Country; Dutton calls for crackdown on CFMEU ‘corruption’ – as it happened

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Minns accused of ‘fuelling division’ after Lismore residents allegedly harassed on squatters’ street

Police called after reports of abuse, thrown objects on street where NSW premier ordered homes to be demolished

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NSW Labor divided over Chris Minns’ plan to extend controversial youth bail laws

Exclusive: MLC Stephen Lawrence tells party room government is putting state on ‘slippery slope’ to more punitive approach

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Hate speech laws based on race, say Muslim groups

The discovery of an explosives-laden caravan revealed to be a hoax has prompted hasty new laws that protect only some Australians, Muslim groups say.

The Guardian - AU

NSW rushed through laws in the wake of antisemitic attacks. What happens now police say the incidents were a ‘con job’?

Firestorm erupts over whether NSW premier Chris Minns knew about fake terror plot before hate speech and protest laws passed

The Guardian - AU

Major delays for Sydney trains amid urgent repairs; human remains found at Sydney home – as it happened

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Sunshine State dark as mining boom costs GST billions

One state has gone backwards in the latest recommended GST revenue carve-up with billions of dollars flowing to another as its population booms.

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Chris Minns and NSW police minister should face inquiry over ‘fake terrorism plot’ and antisemitic attacks, critics say

Questions raised over whether premier and Yasmin Catley misled parliament over Dural caravan plot as Labor rushed through hate speech and places of worship laws

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Historic racecourse tipped to go into public hands

A 140-year-old racecourse could be put in public hands for a $5 billion price tag as part of a plan to turn the pivotal site into a "mini city".

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NSW deputy police commissioner reveals early doubts about whether Dural caravan plot was terrorist threat

David Hudson tells budget estimates the terrorism theory was ruled out ahead of public being told it was a criminal ‘con job’

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