Mal Lanyon named NSW police commissioner replacing Karen Webb | Australia news
Former NSW police deputy commissioner Mal Lanyon has been named the state’s new police commissioner, replacing Karen Webb. The appointment of the 38-year veteran of the NSW police is due to be announced by the premier, Chris Minns, on Wednesday. Lanyon is currently the acting chief executive of the NSW Reconstruction Authority. He is expected […]
Police officer charged with assault after Hannah Thomas injured at pro-Palestine protest in Sydney | New South Wales
A New South Wales police officer has been charged with assaulting Hannah Thomas, who sustained a serious eye injury after she was arrested at a protest in June. Thomas was arrested and charged alongside four others at a pro-Palestine protest in Sydney on 27 June that was attended by about 60 people at SEC Plating. […]
Convicted rapist Gareth Ward argues he should receive lighter sentence due to ‘enormous fall from grace’ | New South Wales politics
Lawyers for convicted rapist Gareth Ward have argued in court that he should receive a lighter sentence because of his “enormous fall from grace”, including the loss of his political career. Ward resigned as a New South Wales MP last month, just hours before he was to be kicked out of parliament. He is […]