Yasmin Catley
Analysis
Public service
Webb has many enemies and they will not stop until they topple her
NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb has enjoyed a break from controversy, but her detractors are never far away.
- by Alexandra Smith
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Police commissioner bans purchase of alcohol for gifts, hospitality
The under-fire Police Commissioner Karen Webb followed in the footsteps of her predecessor in giving alcohol as gifts.
- by Alexandra Smith
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Crime
NSW Police want tougher penalties for parents who let kids carry knives
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.
- by Michael McGowan and Max Maddison
Teenage terror accused dropped out of school, was increasingly ‘disobedient’
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”.
- by Sally Rawsthorne, Lucy Carroll, Clare Sibthorpe and Patrick Begley
Editorial
Police
Three key reasons why the Steve Jackson hiring matters
It takes a special kind of incompetence to drag your government into another “jobs for the boys” scandal.
- The Herald's View
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Police
NSW Police ditch controversial new spin doctor Steve Jackson
The NSW Police has torn up the contract appointing Jackson as the new chief of their media unit, following a fortnight of controversy.
- by Perry Duffin
As Catley and Webb break bread, Minns backs police minister
Beleaguered Police Minister Yasmin Catley has the “absolute confidence” of the premier, who says she will stay in the job until the next election.
- by Max Maddison and Alexandra Smith
Editorial
Editorial
The NSW police minister needs to go
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 Herald's View
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State Parliament
Minister, police at loggerheads over new media chief
The saga surrounding the controversial hiring of Steve Jackson took a farcical turn on Wednesday.
- by Perry Duffin and Michael McGowan
‘Like Taylor Swift tickets’: Cops fight for $269,000 payment to resign
NSW Police are giving hundreds of thousands of dollars to experienced officers so they can leave the force despite a shortage of 1500 employees.
- by Sally Rawsthorne and Perry Duffin
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Police
Police commissioner’s new spin king prompts backlash
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.
- by Michael McGowan
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