Greens launch filibuster attempt to stop NSW bill targeting road-blocking protesters

Greens MP Abigail Boyd says a bill introducing new penalties for protests was drafted to ‘stifle dissent among the people of NSW’. Photograph: Brook Mitchell/Getty Images

The Greens are mounting a last-ditch effort to stop the New South Wales government passing a controversial bill which would see protesters who block major roads, ports or train stations face up to two years in prison, by moving dozens of amendments in a late-night sitting session.

The filibuster attempt comes after the government sought to force the hastily drafted bill through both houses of parliament in less than 48 hours.