By expanding police powers and allowing bans on authorised public assemblies the Minns government has made restricting protest a defining feature of its first term.

The leader of the NSW opposition says the trait behind Premier Chris Minns's popularity is also his greatest weakness, declaring the Coalition is "absolutely in the game" to win next year's state election.

The former prime minister said it should not be for judges to decide when a political protest was justified, which are remarks NSW's top judge called "regrettable".

An inquiry has advised the NSW government to consider banning the phrase "globalise the intifada", despite most public submissions opposing the move and warnings that it may be unconstitutional.

Lawyers, human rights advocates and civil libertarians are urging the NSW Police Commissioner not to extend a ban on authorised public assemblies as January 26 approaches.

In December, the president of the legislative council said he would not seek to overturn a finding that laws allowing no-shows to be arrested were invalid, but this week he reversed course. 

The Bondi Beach footbridge that some locals want removed following last month's terror attack was already going to need replacement for structural reasons.

Premier Chris Minns did not dispute a report that 200 people attended a fundraiser dinner, but could not recall how an event of that size raised only about $6,000.

The opposition leader says she does not consider the gender breakdown of her shadow ministry, which has 16 men and 10 women.

The president of the NSW Legislative Council says he will not try to overturn a decision to strike down laws that purportedly allowed witnesses to be arrested for failing to appear. 

A document by the Jewish Community Security Group NSW raised the alarm about the threat of Islamic extremism and Jihadist-inspired lone-actor attacks.

As Sydneysiders paid their respects to the Bondi terror victims, one moment captured the contrast between two Labor leaders and their perceived responses to antisemitism.

Coal mining extensions and expansions will continue, the New South Wales premier says, despite a government-appointed agency finding further approvals were not consistent with emissions targets.

Drivers have been stuck in Sydney's M4 tunnel for several hours over fears part of its concrete roofing could tumble onto traffic.

The Minns government has been unable to break an impasse after six months of trying to pass the legislation.

A neo-Nazi rally outside the NSW parliament on Saturday morning was deemed "authorised" because police had chosen not to oppose the public assembly.

Medical staff at Northern Beaches Hospital say a potential loss of private beds could mean less expertise, fewer services and more travel for patients.

The government says it was "investigating" a medical defence for drivers prescribed cannabis but ruled out the use of sniffer dogs and strip searches for suspected drug possession at music festivals in its response to last year's drug summit.

The New South Wales government has been left disappointed after the state's Supreme Court struck down a new law giving police the power to move on protesters gathered near places of worship.

The artwork, Queer Sydney: A History, was hung at Surry Hills Police Station, metres from where the annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade is held.

In most of Australia, prescribed cannabis patients are unable to drive legally - even when unimpaired. The NSW Government is thinking about bringing in a medical exemption. 

Non-profit childcare providers have pushed back against the NSW government's plan to triple maximum penalties for breaching regulations.

Arts industry leaders say creative tax form is needed to create greater opportunities for Australian artists.

The CEO of Affinity Education Group appears at a state parliamentary inquiry into the sector.

An attempt to stop a Queenslander being parachuted into a NSW seat in the Senate vacated by a One Nation senator has failed.