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NSW Police Minister Yasmin Catley has come under intense scrutiny for refuting widespread calls for a parliamentary inquiry into regional crime with the state government being accused of “trying to hide” the issue.
Mayors from 84 NSW councils banded together with NSW Farmers and the NSW Police Association to lobby for a parliamentary inquiry on regional and rural crime including most mayors from the Western Plains.
At the end of last week, the state executive of the Country Women’s Association (CWA) of NSW voted unanimously to support the call for an Inquiry…