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The appointment of Mal Lanyon as police commissioner shows the boys’ club is alive and well in Sydney

The Herald's View September 24, 2025 — 2.04pm

The appointment of Mal Lanyon as the state’s 24th police commissioner shows the boys’ club is alive and well in Sydney.

Ordinarily, playing by the rules of the boys’ club would require the Herald to welcome Lanyon’s appointment, or else we may be offside with the new commissioner, the premier and police minister who appointed him, and the cabal of media, business and union figures who worked hard behind the scenes to make sure their man got the job.

Lanyon had the support of the powerful NSW Police Association, as well as the NSW MP who is most vocal on police matters, former detective and upper hous

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