Chris Minns’ New Organised Crime Laws May Sound Tough, but Evidence Shows They May Not Be Effective
The package adds a new conspiracy and attempted murder offense, interim prevention orders and $15 million for police technology.
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Sydney Morning Herald
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Chris Minns’ new organised crime laws may sound tough, but evidence shows they may not be effective
The NSW government has announced another legislative crackdown on organised crime after the suspected mistaken-identity killings of 23-year-old student Marco Tapia and 40-year-old Joshua Macdonald. It is the government’s third major organised crime package in recent years. The political spur is understandable. Multiple gangland shootings in 2026 have left Sydneysiders shaken, and 14 innocent people have died in Sydney since 2021. But will toughe…
Life sentences for plotting gang murder in crackdown
AS VIOLENCE between organised crime syndicates flares, the State Government has proposed a range of laws including potential life sentences for murder plots. Aggravated offences for conspiracy and attempted murder will extend the maximum penalty to life imprisonment for those engaging in planning a murder in NSW, even if the killing does not actually occur. The changes announced on Monday would also allow children suspected of organised crime-li…
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