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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Jordyn Beazley

Activists plan legal action against police ban on entering security zone near Perth weapons expo

Sophie McNeill
WA Greens legislative council member Sophie McNeill says protest laws target peaceful activists. Photograph: Richard Wainwright/AAP

Activists and a Greens MP have threatened legal action after the Western Australia police banned at least 12 people entering a designated security area where the Land Forces weapons expo will be held in Perth from 6 October.

The police used special powers given to them by the WA government last month to ban the activists from entering the area surrounding the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre.

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