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BREAKING: Injured MP Abigail Boyd pleads to Police Commissioner for answers | #nswpol

The emotional exchange took place moments after Lanyon said 'police did what they needed to do' at a presser with Minns. He personally clarified to Boyd that 'he didn't say it was okay'.

Police response to Sydney Town Hall protest was 'corporal punishment against a peaceful community', Greens' Justice spokesperson Sue Higginson describes | #nswpol

NSW Police said actions were 'justified' given some protestors wanted to march to parliament, an unauthorised route.

Snap 'rally against police brutality' planned for Tuesday | #nswpol

Palestine Action Group has announced a protest outside the Surry Hills police station, which is not covered by the 'public assembly restriction declaration'.

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BREAKING: Protest march from Sydney Town Hall to Central concludes | #nswpol

Many sources are reporting brutality by police.

BREAKING: Police use capsicum spray against protestors at Sydney Town Hall | #nswpol

Simultaneously, the Israeli President addressed a Zionist Federation event where he thanked the Governor Margaret Beazley and Premier Chris Minns as 'friends of this wonderful community'.

Three government MLCs announced their intention to attend the protest, along with several other state parliamentarians.

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BREAKING: Supreme Court dismisses challenge to government's 'major event' declaration | #nswpol

Police will still have additional powers to direct people to move on, close specific locations and issue 'lawful directions to prevent disruption or risk to public safety'.

Local MP Sophie Cotsis stepped onto the train

The government says it is 'confident' that Sydney Metro Southwest will open later this year | #nswpol

When asked whether compensation is being considered for the disruption, prolonged for two years by an ongoing delay, the Premier pointed to the project's long-term benefits.

BREAKING: Police with long-arm rifles may be seen today 'in various areas' of Sydney, says Premier Chris Minns | #nswpol

In a press conference, Minns also mentioned the need for 'community harmony' ahead of a visit by Israeli President Isaac Herzog.

Former Premier Bob Carr says the more practical nature of state politics 'drives expectations of solutions' | #nswpol

In his comments, which followed former PM Malcolm Turnbull's response to One Nation's popularity, Carr advised Cabinet to clearly focus on solutions to problems.

On the potential acquisition of Victoria Barracks for housing, Sloane says she is 'not crazy about' development without community consultation but has not yet closely considered the specific cases.

Opposition Leader Kellie Sloane flags policy announcements in coming months, but admits she doesn't yet 'have a fully-formed vision' for the state.

She highlights four areas of priority: infrastructure, household expenses, communities and government efficiency.

Paul Scully confirms investigation into Victoria Barracks development, but stresses ‘we’ve got to be very mindful of [...] its importance to veterans’ and says it should not be ‘bulldozed [for] huge apartment towers'.

Planning Minister Paul Scully commits government to reforms that make Sydney 'as big, as bold and as beautiful as our city should be'.

LIVE: Sydney Summit opens with theme of 'The Bold City' | #nswpol

The Committee for Sydney's annual event is at its 'biggest yet', according to CEO Eamon Waterford.

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Sloane clarified at a press conference that: 'It is okay to have a variety of political views, [including] to criticise Israel, but do not hold Jewish Australians, as a collective, responsible for the actions of what's happening in a war on the other side of the world.'

The Prevention of Antisemitism Bill explicitly defines antisemitism using the IHRA non-legally binding working definition and prohibits government dealings with people and organisations ‘engaging in antisemitic activities’.

The Countering Violent Extremism Bill criminalises ‘grooming, recruiting, coercing, threatening or deceiving a person to participate in violent extremism’, with higher penalties and mandatory reporting when involving children.

BREAKING: NSW Liberals and Nationals will introduce two bills targeting violent extremism and antisemitism | #nswpol

Planning Minister emphasises that councils' new enforcement powers to shut down unlawful places of worship will 'apply to all religions regardless'.

A theme is emerging in the Opposition's questions, ending with a binary choice 'who is wrong? The Premier or ...?'

First Question of the sitting year from new Opposition Leader Sloane | #nswpol

The question related to conflicting interpretations of workplace laws: 'who's wrong? You or the Business Council?'

The Premier matched Sloane's potent rhetoric in his concluding line: 'We work for people, not computers'

First sitting day | #nswpol

School staff will be explicitly prohibited from 'engaging in hate speech', legislation will be introduced to increase development enforcement powers and the Newtown Local Court began hearing a case brought by NSW Police against Dr Rose Nakad.

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BREAKING: Protests in parts of city and eastern suburbs restricted for another 14 days | #nswpol

Since 24 December, a 'Public Assembly Restriction Declaration' has covered all of metropolitan Sydney; today's extension of that declaration notably excludes Hyde Park.