Chris Minns

Following a shooting spree at a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, New South Wales will begin a gun buyback scheme on November 2nd, according to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. This initiative is part of sweeping national reforms aimed at strengthening gun control after the attack. The program offers fixed compensation for returning eligible firearms and affects millions of registered weapons across Australia.

NSW Labor conference passed a motion to remove 50% of poker machines from operation within 10 years. Premier Chris Minns will adopt a tougher stance on poker machines, influenced by the party's left wing, amid rising operator profits and calls for reform.

Chris Minns, the New South Wales premier, acknowledges the Labor party faces significant challenges to retain power amid threats from One Nation. He addressed the NSW Labor conference, which was interrupted by protests over the Gaza conflict.

New South Wales will implement a $34 million anti-shark program using drone patrols at 70 beaches from dawn to dusk. Premier Chris Minns announced the initiative to restore confidence following recent shark sightings and attacks, including a great white shark attack on Sydney mother Leah Stewart at Coogee beach.

Australia will expand aerial shark surveillance with year-round drone patrols in NSW beaches, while Treasurer Chalmers addresses legislation to strengthen penalties for social media ban violations and empower the eSafety commissioner. The government highlights progress in online child safety and inflation control amid Middle East tensions and fluctuating oil prices.

NSW prosecutors have initiated legal proceedings against Labor MP Ernest Wong and restaurateur Jonathan Yee, accusing them of disguising donations to Chris Minns during his election campaign. The NSW Electoral Commission confirmed the investigation, which began in 2019, focuses on alleged efforts to circumvent election funding laws for the Kogarah seat campaign.

Premier Chris Minns announced that NSW motorists using medicinal cannabis may avoid severe penalties, including three-month license suspensions and fines for THC presence, under new legislation. The reforms aim to balance road safety with practical considerations for medicinal users.

Witnesses are refusing to appear before New South Wales parliamentary inquiries due to a recent court ruling, which has been labelled as having a completely unacceptable impact on public interest investigations. The NSW court of appeal ruled that provisions of the Parliamentary Evidence Act were invalid. This decision has led to others, including Chris Minns' chief of staff, launching legal action to avoid giving evidence.

A man in regional New South Wales used a GPS tracking device to monitor his wife's movements before killing her and himself. The incident highlights the issue of secret GPS tracking, which will be criminalized in NSW. The move aims to prevent similar incidents and protect victims of domestic violence.

NSW Premier Chris Minns may abandon plans to ban the slogan 'globalise the intifada' following a legal challenge in Queensland. Initially determined to prohibit the phrase after the Bondi terror attack, Minns now ties the ban's fate to the outcome of the Queensland case, signaling a potential retreat from the policy.

The Australian Recreation Union (ARU) is targeting marginal Labor seats in the 2023 New South Wales election, supporting candidates who oppose post-Bondi terror attack gun control reforms. The group has recruited campaign managers in 17 'vulnerable' electorates, including Premier Chris Minns' Kogarah seat and Police Minister Yasmin Catley's Swansea seat.

New South Wales Premier Chris Minns has defended an anti-protest law ruled unconstitutional by the state's highest court, calling it 'rational and proportionate'. The Greens criticized his stance as an 'extraordinary attack' on the judiciary, urging him to acknowledge his error.