NSW Police have asked for tougher knife-crime penalties despite data showing the overall rate of violent crimes involving blades has steadily fallen over the last decade.
The 16-year-old boy who allegedly stabbed Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel at a western Sydney church had not attended school for more than six months,and his father had also seen signs of increasing “disobedience”.
It takes a special kind of incompetence to drag your government into another “jobs for the boys” scandal.
The NSW Police has torn up the contract appointing Jackson as the new chief of their media unit,following a fortnight of controversy.
Beleaguered Police Minister Yasmin Catley has the “absolute confidence” of the premier,who says she will stay in the job until the next election.
Whether it happens now or when Chris Minns decides to pull the trigger on a frontbench reshuffle,Yasmin Catley is finished as police minister.
The saga surrounding the controversial hiring of Steve Jackson took a farcical turn on Wednesday.
NSW Police are giving hundreds of thousands of dollars to experienced officers so they can leave the force despite a shortage of 1500 employees.
The announcement of veteran news figure Steve Jackson’s appointment to head the police media unit was delayed as police became aware of Jackson’s colourful history in Sydney’s media industry.
Police Commissioner Karen Webb has parted ways with her media boss after widespread criticism of Webb’s handling of the Beau Lamarre-Condon case.
As the public face of NSW policing,Karen Webb’s media performance this week has raised questions about her capacity to do the job.