PANSW says there's not enough cops to monitor child sex offenders in NSW

Jacob McArthur
Updated September 25 2018 - 1:19pm, first published 8:00am
ANSWERS: Shooters, Fisher and Farmers Tamworth candidate Jeff Bacon has called on Nationals MP Kevin Anderson to act to police shortages. Photo: Gareth Gardner 060918GGC05
ANSWERS: Shooters, Fisher and Farmers Tamworth candidate Jeff Bacon has called on Nationals MP Kevin Anderson to act to police shortages. Photo: Gareth Gardner 060918GGC05

POLICE are under-resourced to monitor child sex offenders in the region, the association claims as its campaign to deploy thousands of extra cops intensifies.

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Jacob McArthur

Jacob McArthur is opinions editor for The Canberra Times and Australian Community Media. As part of the Canberra Times' production team, he helps the people of Canberra and beyond get the stories they need, when they need them across a range of platforms, while helping maintain a high editorial standard. Before moving to Canberra in 2020, he started with Australian Community Media in 2015 as a journalist for The Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he kept a close eye on Tamworth Regional Council. Jacob was also the co-host of ACM's Water Pressure podcast where he and Jamieson Murphy took a deep dive on issues and key decisions arising during one of the region's worst droughts on record.

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