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Over Australia Day, there will be some changes to our opening hours and payment dates for financially managed customers.
Ministerial media release
The NSW Government has appointed two Co-Coordinators General to lead ongoing community support and ensure people continue to receive coordinated assistance in the wake of the antisemitic terror attack that took place at Bondi Beach one month ago.
Ministerial media release
The Minns Labor Government will give councils stronger powers to shut down unlawful premises hosting hate preachers by allowing utilities to be cut off where operators ignore planning laws and cease-use notices.
The NSW Government welcomes the Federal Government’s decision to establish a Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion in response to the Bondi terrorist attack, that killed 15 innocent people on December 14 2025.
Ministerial media release
The NSW Government has appointed Katherine McKernan as the Advocate for Children and Young People, a statutory role for five years, to lead the newly established Office for Youth within the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ).
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The intent of this policy is to explain how and when Homes NSW will issue banning notices.