NSW Ministerial Staff Agree to Face Inquiry After Threats of Arrest

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Staffers were due to give evidence on rushed hate-speech laws triggered by a hoax caravan plot, but did not show.

NSW Ministerial Staff Agree to Face Inquiry After Threats of Arrest

NSW Premier Chris Minns speaks to the media during a doorstop following a tour of the Novus on Harris build to rent development site in Parramatta, NSW, Australia, June 19, 2025. AAP Image/Dean Lewins

Naziya Alvi Rahman

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Five senior ministerial staff have agreed to appear before a NSW parliamentary inquiry after initially refusing, which had prompted threats of arrest from the upper house.

The inquiry is investigating the handling of information during the incident involving a caravan laden with explosives and the anti-Semitic laws that were subsequently passed.

Naziya Alvi Rahman

Naziya Alvi Rahman is a Canberra-based journalist who covers political issues in Australia. She can be reached at [email protected].

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