NSW will not implement recommendation of long-awaited hate speech report – as it happened

That’s where we’ll leave our live coverage for the day. Before we log off, let’s recap the top headlines: NSW police have arrested and charged two men after one of them allegedly brandished a fake replica gun, wearing a bulletproof vest with a US flag and carrying a toy police badge, at a busy Sydney entertainment precinct. Australian firefighter and former commissioner of Fire and Rescue New South Wales, warned an incoming El Niño combined with significant fuel loads could contribute to bushfires in Australia. Top NSW officials urged people to avoid the emergency department except in cases of extreme health needs, warning the next three weeks will see hospitals at capacity amid a surge in winter illness. Thomas Bradley, a Queensland supreme court judge, will be appointed Queensland’s new governor.

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