Yasmin Catley
Coverage of Yasmin Catley in the Nexus archive.
- NSW to send paramedics not police to some mental health emergencies after multiple deaths
New South Wales will deploy specialist nurses instead of police to some mental health emergencies following multiple deaths linked to police. Mental health experts will triage triple 0 calls 24/7 to improve support, though not all changes will be statewide or continuous.
- NSW police to avoid mental health incidents under UK model after spate of fatal shootings
New South Wales police and the health department are expected to sign a new agreement on how to deal with mental health incidents. The police union demands officers no longer be the default response for every crisis. Families of victims have called for health workers to be first responders.
- ‘Not a personal attack’: gun lobby targets marginal Labor seats at NSW election over post-Bondi reforms
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.