A bitter succession tussle has erupted among the upper echelons of the NSW Police Force as the NSW government chooses a new commissioner. It happens every time the job rolls around. You can set your watch by it.

As one officer said on Wednesday: “I see the NSWP edition of Game of Thrones has started a new season.” Not even Macquarie Street can rival the toxicity of the political manoeuvring within the top levels of NSW Police.

Until now, the strong front runner has been Mal Lanyon, a deputy commissioner who has been on secondment with the Reconstruction Authority (which helps communities cope with natural disasters) since last April.

Lanyon is the Police Association’s preferred candidate. He caught the eye of the premier, Chris Minns, during a flood emergency in northern NSW earlier t

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