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New South Wales Police Force

Police force of the Australian state of New South Wales

Aboriginal children less likely to be diverted from court by NSW police, data shows

BOCSAR director says an eight-percentage-point difference in court proceedings remained after considering severity, prior contact and bail status

NSW police are 30 per cent less likely to divert an Aboriginal child from court than a non-Aboriginal child, new data from the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research shows.

9 Nov 2026

Australia

Detective-in-training who investigated Prasad named NSW Police officer of the year

A detective who was still learning detective work when he began investigating a sexual assault on an international student has been named NSW Police officer of the year for his work on several investigations, including one into a man found guilty of drugging and assaulting women he lured to his apartment.

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Sydney

New armed response unit logs 70 tasks in first day as post-Bondi policing bill tops $53m

NSW Police's new rifle-carrying Armed Response Command undertook more than 70 tasks in its first 24 hours of operations, commander Andrew Evans said, as newly released expenditure data put Operation Shelter's cost at $53.7 million.

9 days ago