New South Wales police will get $94 million to buy new high‑performance patrol cars. The money will replace old vehicles and help crews get to calls faster. In another sweep, officers tore apart dozens of seized e‑bikes that had been tied to anti‑social behaviour.
The force also now has permanent power to hand out knife‑wandings, a tool that ahead of was only used in emergencies. Critics warn that power could be abused. Police are looking into a car fire at the Roselands shopping centre. They are also still searching for a woman who was said missing from Wollongong.