World May 04, 2026 · 1 min read

NSW to criminalise secret GPS tracking after report highlighting number of devices bought by DV offenders

Chris Minns says technology has been ‘weaponised against women, and our laws have not kept pace’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAfter their marriage of 25 years deteriorated and his wife expressed a desire to leave, a man in regional New South Wales bought a GPS tracking d...

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The Guardian
by Penry Buckley
NSW to criminalise secret GPS tracking after report highlighting number of devices bought by DV offenders

Chris Minns says technology has been ‘weaponised against women, and our laws have not kept pace’

After their marriage of 25 years deteriorated and his wife expressed a desire to leave, a man in regional New South Wales bought a GPS tracking device from an auto parts retailer.

He used it to monitor her movements for the month, and up to at least the day before he shot and killed her, and then turned the gun on himself.

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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Penry Buckley.

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