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Esther Linder

Knitting Nannas win part of protest law challenge

Helen Kvelde (2nd left) and Dominique Jacobs (left) sued over tough new NSW anti-protest laws. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

A group of activist grandmothers has succeeded in invalidating parts of NSW legislation that criminalise protest activity near train stations and other public facilities.  

Justice Michael Walton on Wednesday in the NSW Supreme Court declared invalid two subsections of the Crimes Act, which had criminalised conduct near a major facility that redirected people trying to use the facility or caused it to be closed. 

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