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NSW Police told Star Observer that "there is a high-visibility police operation across the whole festival footprint and the public spaces in and around the event" and it utilises a number of strategies including the use of drug detector dogs.
The government continues to rule out moving on the debate around a republic and has dismissed suggestions Australians are divided on the issue following the release of a new poll.