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CCTV footage shows the unexpected moment that sparked chaos at the Town Hall protest against the visit of Isaac Herzog.

The moment that sparked a ‘riot’: CCTV reveals true start of Town Hall protest chaos

A protest against the visit of Israeli President Isaac Herzog started peacefully. Previously unseen footage shows the moment a shaken up Coca-Cola bottle turns the crowd from angry to chaotic.

  • Jessica McSweeney

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Lindy Lucena died in Ballina in January 2023 following a fatal bashing

Police commissioner rejects critical findings into woman’s bashing death

It took police nearly an hour to respond to a Triple Zero call that a man was “bashing the hell out of his woman”.

  • Amber Schultz and Jessica McSweeney
Muslim protesters were forcibly moved on after the rally.

Revealed: Police commissioner’s apologetic letter to Muslim leaders

Mal Lanyon has also promised an “active presence” for Ramadan events, after concerns over the way police dispersed Muslim worshippers protests last week.

  • Mostafa Rachwani and Jessica McSweeney
NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon.

Sydney protest ban extended days after three arrested at unauthorised rally

NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon used powers introduced in the wake of the Bondi terror attack.

  • Daniel Lo Surdo
Supporters of the Venezuelan opposition celebrate following the fall of President Nicolás Maduro in Sydney on Sunday.

NSW police commissioner to rule on protest ban as three arrested in Sydney

About 250 attended the Town Hall demonstration late on Sunday afternoon despite a ban on protests after the Bondi terror attack. 

  • Alexandra Smith
**** PIC ED NOTE - FAMILY MUST BE PIXELLATED - IDENTIFICATION ISSUE *** The family of a second 15-year-old boy departs court in Parramatta, Wednesday, 26 November 2025. The boy has faced court charged with the stabbing murder of a 17-year-old, who died at a reserve in Sydney’s north-west. The teen was arrested at a home in Rouse Hill on Tuesday night with assistance from riot squad officers, hours after his 15-year-old co-accused faced court. Photo: Sam Mooy / The Sydney Morning Herald STABBING FAMILY COURT**** PIC ED NOTE - FAMILY MUST BE PIXELLATED - IDENTIFICATION ISSUE *** The family of a second 15-year-old boy departs court in Parramatta, Wednesday, 26 November 2025. The boy has faced court charged with the stabbing murder of a 17-year-old, who died at a reserve in Sydney’s north-west. The teen was arrested at a home in Rouse Hill on Tuesday night with assistance from riot squad officers, hours after his 15-year-old co-accused faced court. Photo: Sam Mooy / The Sydney Morning Herald

Second boy faces court over fatal stabbing of Sydney teenager

The parents of the 15-year-old dodged media outside the court after their son appeared charged with murder.

  • Jack Gramenz and Amber Schultz
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A 16-year-old has been charged over the “brazen” alleged robbery of an food delivery rider’s scooter.

Scooter bandits tackle delivery rider in ‘brazen’ daytime robbery

A 16-year-old has been charged as police search for alleged co-offenders in a brazen and organised robbery at a western Sydney intersection.

  • Jack Gramenz
Documents reveal the lead up to the November 8 rally and its fallout.

‘Mal not happy’: Police text messages reveal neo-Nazi rally fallout

A tranche of documents tabled in parliament includes text messages from a deputy police commissioner, who failed to tell his boss about the rally plans.

  • Patrick Begley, Michael McGowan and Jack Gramenz
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Vile extremists threaten democracy

My father, a Holocaust survivor who fled to Australia because of the horrors, would be turning in his grave if he knew a neo-Nazi rally had occurred in Sydney.

Chris Minns, Premier of New South Wales and CommanderMal Lanyon speak to the media about a rally held outside NSW Parliament in Sydney on Nov, 08, 2025. Photo: Flavio Brancaleone/The Sydney Morning Herald

A blunder left senior police in the dark about a neo-Nazi rally. It was far from the most concerning revelation

If we have learnt anything from Saturday’s police-sanctioned protest, it is the size of the chasm between those who make laws and those who enforce them.

  • Riley Walter