NSW's public assembly restriction has been extended due to safety concerns following the terror attack at Bondi Beach last month.

After the state rushed through new laws, Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon was given the power to temporarily restrict protests from public areas on December 24.

He has reviewed the 14-day declaration and has extended it again until January 20 due to heightened fear within the community.

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"I have decided that the holding of public assemblies for the next 14 days has the potential to cause fear and public safety issues," he said.

"This is not about stopping free speech. It's about making sure that the community has time to feel safe." 

During the initial 14 days, there was a protest held for Venezuela on Sunday following US President Donald Trump's capture of Nicolas Maduro.

A protester who wore a jacket with the phrase "globalise the intifada" was arrested and later released without charge.

The renewed declaration means police will not accept any form 1 applications for protests in the South West Metropolitan, North West Metropolitan and Central Metropolitan policing areas.

While gatherings are still allowed, anyone who causes obstructions to roads, businesses or others, behaves in an intimidating or harassing manner or causes fear in others can be ordered to move on.

Anyone who fails to do so can be charged with an offence. 

Police also have the power to require anyone suspected of committing an offence to remove any face coverings.

The declaration is in place for 14 days at a time.

The NSW Police Commissioner has the power to extend the declaration for up to three months. 

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A coalition of protest groups has planned to hold a "Genocide is a crime, Protest is Not" rally amid the latest declaration in Sydney on January 16.

Lanyon said he would assess the behaviour at any unauthorised protests and the community sentiment when the 14 days are up to determine whether to extend the declaration after January 20.

"We will consider all of those factors. It is very premature to talk about what may happen post these 14 days," he said.

"I'm constantly looking at the community and working very closely with the community to understand the fear and the level of comfort within the community.

"My job is to ensure public safety."

Police Minister Yasmin Catley said police had the full support of the government.

"The NSW government unequivocally supports the commissioner's decision and remains committed to ensuring NSW Police have the powers, resources and backing they need to keep the community safe."

The new powers have been criticised by demonstrators and civil rights groups, who argue the rules impede the democratic right to protest.

The Stop the War on Palestine group has condemned Lanyon's decision today to extend the declaration.

"It is blatantly obvious that the ban has nothing to do with 'social cohesion' and everything to do with removing democratic rights to oppose government policy and genocide," the group said in a statement.

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WA Police have released eerie images of graffiti believed to be linked to the 14-year-old disappearance and suspected murder of 66-year-old Charlie Park. 

Park was last seen entering his home on Richardson Street in Boulder about 10.30pm on January 3 in 2012 after spending time with a coworker at the nearby Recreation Hotel.

He was reported missing three days later and, despite several appeals and a $1 million reward for information, he has never been found.

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Police suspect he was murdered.

Today, police released images of graffiti targeting Park that was found in the laneway behind the Recreational Hotel days before he went missing between December 21 and 22 in 2011.

The graffiti is believed to be linked to his disappearance.

Anyone with information is urged to come forward and speak to police, who have set up a mobile police facility near the pub from today until 2pm tomorrow.

Police will then remain in the area as investigations continue.

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Cold Case Investigations Detective Senior Sergeant Uwais Cuff said Park's family deserves answers.

"This week marks 14 years since Mr Park went missing, and although that time has passed, we are leaving no stone unturned to find out what happened to Charlie," he said.

"Someone out there knows something which could be the vital piece of information we need to solve this, someone out there may hold the key to bringing answers to Charlie's family.

"If you know anything, no matter how minor it may seem, contact police." 

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The disappearance of a mother in South Australia's far north is being treated as suspicious.

Trisha Graf, 41, was last seen in the Roxby Downs area almost a month ago with her Ford Territory found abandoned east of Andamooka on the day she went missing.

South Australia Police have grave fears for her safety. 

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Graf had been with friends at the Roxby Downs hotel until at about 12.30am on Friday, December 12.

The pair hit a kangaroo on the way home a short distance from the Andamooka township.

After striking the kangaroo Trisha and her friend continued onto Andamooka where they visited a home in the north-western area of the town.

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At 2am Graf left to travel a short distance home and was last seen alive driving along Dunstan Drive.

Her car was found abandoned near Blue Dam just after midday. 

"This is highly unusual and particularly out of character for her," South Australia Police detective superintendent Darren Fielke said.

"The dam has been searched by police divers, polair has been involved in aerial searching and we've also utilised specialised drone equipment," Fielke said.

"Police have spoken to a number of people and in Roxby Downs who have assisted piecing together the movements of Trisha."

Detectives are now urging anyone who saw Graf in the hours before her disappearance on December 12 to contact them.

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Bruce Lehrmann has made a last-ditch effort to clear his name of findings he sexually assaulted Brittany Higgins in Parliament House.

The disgraced ex-Liberal staffer has taken his case to the High Court in his third bid to win a Federal Court defamation case over a Network Ten report of the rape allegation.

In April 2024, Justice Michael Lee dismissed the civil lawsuit, describing it as an "omnishambles".

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The judge's findings that Lehrmann raped Higgins on the balance of probabilities were upheld on appeal by the Full Federal Court in December.

The allegations were made public during an explosive interview on The Project in February 2021.

Lehrmann has now escalated the case to the High Court.

The 30-year-old's application, prepared by barristers Gabriella Rubagotti and Bryanna Workman, said Justice Lee compromised his findings by "doing his own research" having obtained extraneous non-legal material.

"Here, the primary judge's impartiality was compromised and the judicial process has fundamentally miscarried," they wrote.

The judge acted under subconscious influence, wrongly finding Higgins did not consent to the sexual intercourse or that a "reckless" Lehrmann was aware she may not have been consenting, the barristers argued.

The material which allegedly infected the judge's decision includes research that victims can remain passive or immobile during a sexual assault as well as an article on rape myths.

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Lehrmann's High Court challenge targets the judge's decision to uphold a justification defence by Ten and journalist Lisa Wilkinson that the rape statements made during the interview were substantially true.

He wants the High Court to toss the decisions of Justice Lee and the Full Court so that he can then be paid out an amount of damages.

The former Liberal staffer will have to argue his case for special leave before the court decides to hold a full-blown hearing.

His lawyers have urged the court to grant leave, saying the case was a matter of public importance.

A criminal case against Lehrmann in the ACT was derailed due to juror misconduct.

A further trial was ruled out and no findings have been made against him in a court of criminal law.

If Lehrmann loses his High Court bid, he could be forced into bankruptcy due to court orders he pay a $2 million legal bill to Ten.

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An Aboriginal mother of five has been identified as the woman who died in an outback Northern Territory prison after being arrested on Christmas Day.

Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers should be advised this article contains the name of an Aboriginal woman who has died.

Kumanjayi Dempsey, 44, was found unresponsive during a cell check at the Tennant Creek Watch House on December 27, about 30 minutes after CCTV showed her falling to the ground.

A post-mortem ruled her cause of death as undetermined, but police believe she likely suffered a medical episode.

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Dempsey's family have since engaged lawyers who are acting on their behalf.

"We are concerned about the ongoing inadequacy of the conditions of cells in Tennant Creek Watch House, and Northern Territory detention facilities more broadly," O'Brien Criminal and Civil Solicitors said in a statement.

Dempsey's death marked the fourth Aboriginal death in custody in the NT in 2025.

She was found unresponsive in her cell two days after she was arrested and charged with aggravated assault over an incident on Christmas Day.

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At a press conference late last month, NT Police Assistant Commissioner Peter Malley said CCTV showed she was alone in her cell when she fell to the ground at 12.34pm on December 27, four minutes after officers conducted a cell check.

She was not found until officers conducted another cell check at 1.03pm that same day. 

NT Police said officers conducted CPR until paramedics arrived to take her to the local hospital, where she was declared dead.

Police investigations reveal she suffered a medical episode, but due to an inconclusive post-mortem, a pathologist will conduct a toxicology test to determine the cause of her death. 

Malley said Dempsey had been questioned about her health upon her arrest.

"The police officer that accepted her into custody conducted that, and there was no disclosures, no visible injuries to the female at that stage, and so everything was believed to be okay," he said.

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An internal police investigation is underway into Dempsey's death and will be overseen by the Professional Standards Command. The Cultural Reform Command has also been deployed to Tennant Creek.

In a statement released by NT Police, Malley said he had full confidence in the detectives investigating the death and the independent processes in place.

"The entire circumstances surrounding this incident, from the policy and procedures that govern watch house care to the medical history of the deceased, will form part of a comprehensive brief of evidence that will be supplied to the Coroner," he said.

"I extend my condolences to her family and friends who are going through an incredibly difficult time. I would also like to thank the Tennant Creek community for their ongoing assistance."

For 24/7 crisis support run by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, contact 13YARN (13 92 76).

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