Jordyn Beazley

3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Jordyn Beazley

The New South Wales government should consider ceasing the use of drug detection dogs and strip-searches at music festivals, a report from a landmark summit into how to reduce drug-related harms has recommended. However, it made no recommendation for decriminalising the possession of small quantities of drugs, despite acknowledging “substantial support” for the move.

3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Jordyn Beazley

Prosecutors will appeal against a decision to not send the former police officer Kristian White to prison for the manslaughter of 95-year-old great-grandmother Clare Nowland after he fatally shot her with a Taser. “After careful consideration of the judgment, the director has determined to file an appeal against the inadequacy of the sentence imposed in this matter,” a spokesperson for the New South Wales Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions said on Thursday.

4 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Jordyn Beazley

Former New South Wales police officer Kristian White will not go to prison after he fatally shot a 95-year-old great-grandmother with a Taser, and will instead serve his sentence for manslaughter in the community. Justice Ian Harrison handed down his sentencing decision in the NSW supreme court on Friday, saying the incident in his opinion “falls in the lower end of objective seriousness” for manslaughter and that time in prison would be a “disproportionate” sentence.

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Henry Belot |Jordyn Beazley

New South Wales police are investigating an alleged Islamophobic social media comment targeting Lakemba mosque in Sydney’s west, with the state premier calling the post “truly disgusting”. The mosque in Sydney’s west was targeted by a comment invoking an Australian man’s terrorist attack in New Zealand in which 51 worshippers were murdered during prayers.

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Jordyn Beazley

The New South Wales parliament will hold an upper house inquiry into “who knew what and when” about the caravan that was found laden with explosives on the outskirts of Sydney ahead of controversial legislation passing parliament. The motion for the inquiry – which was moved by independent MP Rod Roberts and supported by the opposition, the Greens, and two members of the crossbench – passed on Wednesday.