Isaac Nellist, from Socialist Alliance NSW, said Premier Chris Minns’ efforts to criminalise protests will not stop people from exercising their conscience, including protesting a war criminal from Israel. Kerry Smith reports.
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To mark 10 years since his uncle, Dunghutti man David Dungay jnr, was murdered at Long Bay jail, Paul Silva organised a protest at Hyde Park, which also challenged the NSW’s new draconian anti-protest laws. Rachel Evans reports.
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Abigail Boyd argues that our response to extremism needs to be considered, evidence-based and effective — the opposite of what NSW Labor is doing.
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We have to push back against NSW Labor’s unprecedented attack on our right to protest genocide and invasions, and what we choose to wear on our T-shirts, argues Rachel Evans.
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The first neo-Nazi rally in New South Wales, authorised by the NSW Police, took place with police approval. Paul Gregoire looks at how this happened and the responses.
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The NSW Supreme Court has ruled that NSW Labor’s anti-protest laws, which included giving police new powers to move on protesters near places of worship, are unconstitutional. Pip Hinman reports.
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The NSW Minerals Council chief executive Stephen Galilee is keen on new anti-protest laws in NSW. He claims to be concerned about the safety of the workers as well as the protesters “illegally accessing mine sites”. Mining and Energy Minister Antony Roberts has been a little more blunt: he says the new law is aimed at better enforcing the protection of private property and “lawful business activity”. Most, however, can see through the spin.