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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Ben Doherty

Police need more powers to stop ‘naked racism and hatred’ after allowing Sydney neo-Nazi rally, premier says

NSW premier Chris Minns (right) and police chief Mal Lanyon at a press conference in September.
NSW police commissioner Mal Lanyon (left) said he and premier Chris Minns were unaware the neo-Nazi protest had been authorised. Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAP

A neo-Nazi rally overtly targeting Jewish people was allowed to go ahead in Sydney on Saturday morning, sparking the New South Wales premier to say he would consider giving police more powers to shut down racist and hateful demonstrations.

“It’s likely the case that we need to give police more legislated powers to stop this kind of naked racism and hatred on Sydney streets,” Chris Minns said after the rally.

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