Government’s Youth Crime Bill misses the mark

Nationals Member for Northern Tablelands, Brendan Moylan, has criticised the Minns Labor Government’s rejection of amendments to address Doli Incapax in the Children (Criminal Proceedings) and Young Offenders Legislation Amendment Bill 2025. The government voted down the amendments – which would strengthen laws for repeat youth offenders – instead opting for a weakened approach modelled…

NSW faces catastrophic fire danger as hazard reduction levels fall below target

Shadow Minister for Emergency Management, and Nationals Senator for NSW, Ross Cadell, is urging communities across the state to take today’s Total Fire Bans and catastrophic fire danger warnings extremely seriously, as new concerns emerge that hazard reduction activities remain well below recommended levels. Senator Cadell said Wednesday’s conditions with extreme heat, dry fuel loads,…