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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Catie McLeod

Chris Minns faces backlash from Labor MPs over ‘incredibly dangerous’ push to ban costly protests

A pro-Palestinian vigil in Sydney
A pro-Palestinian vigil in Sydney on Monday. NSW premier Chris Minns says police should have the power to reject a ‘public assembly’ application based on cost. Photograph: Roni Bintang/Getty Images

The New South Wales Labor MP Anthony D’Adam has accused the premier of taking an “incredibly dangerous position” on protests and said members of the government were afraid to speak out in support of Palestine.

The premier, Chris Minns, stirred division within the Labor caucus after he told 2GB radio on Tuesday that taxpayers would want NSW police to deal with crime instead of patrolling weekly pro-Palestine rallies, which he said had cost $5m in 2024.

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