Mardi Gras Members Vote Against Ban On Police Marching
A raft of measures were voted down by the Mardi Gras membership at this year’s AGM including a controversial motion that would have banned police …
Posts tagged NSW Police Association
Greenwich urges Labor, Coalition to rethink mandatory blood tests
Independent member for Sydney, Alex Greenwich, has urged the NSW Opposition and Liberal government to rethink plans to allow police to force people who assault …
2GB’s Ray Hadley repeatedly makes false HIV biting, saliva risk claims
2GB talk radio host Ray Hadley has repeatedly implied that a person could be infected with a blood-borne virus like HIV if they were spat …
Editorial: Welcome back Sydney Star Observer!
It’s been seven years since the Sydney Star Observer masthead was retired and rolled in with Melbourne’s Southern Star newspaper to create a national title. …
Police Association doubles down on HIV biting claim
The Police Association of NSW (PANSW) has issued a rare apology after its president, Tony King, made comments that appeared to imply that HIV could …
NSW Police Association wrongly implies HIV can be spread by saliva
The President of the Police Association of NSW has wrongly implied that HIV can be spread by saliva or by biting a person, after an …
Social media debate over Oxford St lockout plans
BARS and clubs in Sydney’s LGBTI-friendly Oxford St precinct will soon have to turn away patrons from 1.30am each night and cease alcohol trading by …