Five Senior NSW Government Staffers Could Be Arrested After No-Show at Explosives Inquiry

The premier’s staff face possible arrest after defying an inquiry over a caravan hoax.

New South Wales state Premier Chris Minns attends a meeting with New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon at state Parliament in Sydney, Australia, on Aug. 15, 2024. Rick Rycroft-Pool/Getty Images

Five senior government staffers face possible arrest in a dramatic escalation of a probe examining officials’ knowledge about an explosive-laden caravan found on Sydney’s outskirts.

The high-ranking staff in the offices of NSW Premier Chris Minns and Police Minister Yasmin Catley failed to appear as summoned on June 20 at an upper house inquiry.