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Premier Chris Minns and NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb says covert investigations were crucial in the latest escalation of antisemitism attacks.

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Former Crown prosecutor Paul Leask has been charged with child abuse material-related and drug offences.
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Former top prosecutor featured in Underbelly series charged with child abuse material offences

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Police handed out wrist bands and tattoos as students are picked up from Mount Sinai College.
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‘Ugly world’ comes to Sydney:Parents begin cancelling applications for Jewish preschools

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Antisemitism

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Police executed a search warrant on a property located on Derriwong road,Dural.
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