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Lanyon arrives with plenty of baggage. The premier will have to bear it

Alexandra Smith State Political Editor September 24, 2025 — 7.30pm Advertisement

The appointment of Mal Lanyon as the next NSW police commissioner – despite his abusive alcohol-fuelled episode under the world’s largest concrete ram, and hosting New Year’s Eve for mates on an operational police boat – was not a surprise in the end.

The bigger surprise was how Premier Chris Minns handled it.

Mal Lanyon (left), NSW’s next commissioner of police, and NSW Premier Chris Minns on Wednesday. Credit: Kate Geraghty

Minns made it clear that Lanyon, a 38-year veteran of the NSW Police Force, was his pick for arguably the most senior, and certainly most political, job in the public

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