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Aboriginal elders support investigation into policing of COVID-19 fines in Walgett

Indigenous community leaders in Walgett in western NSW are supporting calls for an investigation into police enforcement of COVID-19 fines.

10 June 2023

Police officer fines to police car in traffic

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Calls for an investigation into NSW Police issuing excessive COVID fines

Former NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller and the NSW Police are facing a formal complaint over their “heavy-handed approach” in issuing more than 60,000 COVID-19 fines between March 2020 and September 2022.

9 June 2023

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Minns backtracks on rental bidding ban

Taking heed of mounting concerns over its potential implications, the NSW government has made the decision to abandon its push to outlaw rental bidding.

8 June 2023

Text reads "Room for Rent" on piece of cardboard attached to fence on suburban street

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Controversial rule around rent bidding ditched by Minns government

A state government has backflipped after its attempt to stop a hated practice by real estate agents was set to make things worse.

7 June 2023

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Community Sector Warns: NSW Rental Laws to Spark Bidding Wars, Push Up Prices

Nineteen community organisations have come together to warn the NSW Government’s proposed rent bidding legislation will spark legal rental auctions and further push up prices.

2 June 2023

Exterior shot of housing commission apartments against Sydney skyline, with a banner reading "Not For Sale" across rooftop

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Police probed over appropriate use of force after 14yo hospitalised while in custody

Police have been questioned about when they are able to use force after a 14-year-old Indigenous boy was hospitalised following his arrest.

25 May 2023

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COVID-19 fine court cases under review in NSW following Supreme Court decision

Local court cases involving COVID-19-related fines in NSW are under review following a Supreme Court ruling that two penalty notices were invalid.

18 April 2023

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RADIO: Court ruling raises questions about NSW Covid fines

What happens to tens of thousands of COVID-related fines in NSW after a Supreme Court ruling raised questions about their validity?

18 April 2023

Close-up of a police officer walking along the street, showing their shoulder emblem

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NSW courts put all remaining Covid infringement cases on hold after ruling on legality of fines

Urgent legal advice being sought by courts to clarify how decision could affect pending and finalised cases

18 April 2023

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Legal groups warn NSW police Covid fines are invalid

The NSW government is yet to reveal what it will do with roughly 29,000 Covid-related infringements issued during 2020 and 2021 in the wake of a damning ruling last week by the NSW Supreme Court.

13 April 2023

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Aboriginal elders support investigation into policing of COVID-19 fines in Walgett

Calls for an investigation into NSW Police issuing excessive COVID fines

Minns backtracks on rental bidding ban

Controversial rule around rent bidding ditched by Minns government

Community Sector Warns: NSW Rental Laws to Spark Bidding Wars, Push Up Prices

Police probed over appropriate use of force after 14yo hospitalised while in custody

COVID-19 fine court cases under review in NSW following Supreme Court decision

RADIO: Court ruling raises questions about NSW Covid fines

NSW courts put all remaining Covid infringement cases on hold after ruling on legality of fines

Legal groups warn NSW police Covid fines are invalid

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