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Anthony Albanese delivers the eulogy for Graham Richardson.

‘So what, no pipis?’ Mourners left hungry at Graham Richardson’s wake

The late Labor powerbroker would be rolling in his grave over the meagre lunch offerings at his wake on Tuesday.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook

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Mal Lanyon

One bitter bloodbath has been won, now Lanyon has a bigger battle

The road to becoming NSW police commissioner is littered with leaks, rumours and white-anting. To unite the force, Mal Lanyon’s work really starts now.

  • Jordan Baker
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Tough talk from new top cop on tempestuous first day

Mal Lanyon has outlined his priorities as he takes over from outgoing police commissioner Karen Webb.

  • Jordan Baker
Mal Lanyon took his wife and another couple on board the police boat Nemesis for 2023 New Year’s Eve celebrations on Sydney Harbour.

The police commissioner does not need to be ‘lily-white’, says premier

Mal Lanyon has firmed as the frontrunner to become the next NSW police commissioner.

  • Emily Kowal and Jordan Baker
Mal Lanyon

Premier refuses to rule out police boss candidate Mal Lanyon after NYE admission

Police Minister Yasmin Catley also rejected claims she did not support the deputy commissioner, adding the decision should not be rushed.

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Mal Lanyon

Top cop frontrunner admits ‘inappropriate’ action during NYE celebrations

A complaint to the watchdog about use of a police boat has been made against deputy commissioner Mal Lanyon, who is favourite to replace Karen Webb as head of the NSW force.

  • Perry Duffin and Jordan Baker
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Outgoing commissioner Karen Web at Goulburn Police Academy on Friday.

There’s a serious problem with this image of NSW’s top police officer

As NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb takes another step in her drawn out farewell, there is only one certainty about her replacement.

  • Jordan Baker
Mal Lanyon is the frontrunner to replace Karen Webb.

An embarrassing incident ruled Mal Lanyon out of the top job in 2021. Now he’s the front runner

As the deadline draws near for the naming of the next NSW police commissioner, an incident outside Goulburn’s Big Merino has got tongues wagging again.

  • Jordan Baker
Retiring Police Commissioner Karen Webb has been appointed a special advisor to the state government on domestic violence.

Webb appointed DV adviser as she exits top job

The outgoing police commissioner takes on the new role advising the government as her sometimes turbulent time in the top job comes to an end.

  • Perry Duffin
Police Commissioner Karen Webb addresses the media after Senior Constable Kristian White was found guilty by a jury of the manslaughter of 95-year-old Clare Nowland, who he Tasered as she held a knife in her regional NSW nursing home. Sydney, November 27, 2024. Photo: Rhett Wyman / SMH

The toxic web that toppled NSW’s first female police commissioner

Karen Webb’s tenure has come to an abrupt and unexpected end after three years of leaks and attacks from powerful sections of the media.

  • Jordan Baker