BURSTAlexandra Caples suggested expanded NSW laws could ‘damage trust between police and communities, undermining broader efforts to counter extremism’
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The New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, was warned before passing controversial laws restricting protests that heavy-handed policing might alienate communities and could even “increase the risk of radicalisation”, documents reveal.
The Labor leader was also advised further hate speech reforms conceived in the aftermath of the Bondi beach terror attack risked making the problem worse.
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