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Cops continue protest charges despite struck-down laws

After laws restricting protests were struck down as unconstitutional, prosecutors show no sign of dropping charges against activists arrested during clashes.

AAP · Apr 22

Pro-Palestine protest organisers ‘a pack of communists’ intent on confrontation with police, Minns tells budget estimates

New South Wales premier faces questions over what he told MPs who attended demonstration opposing Israeli president Isaac Herzog’s visit

The Guardian - AU · Mar 5

An ‘impossible’ situation or ‘unhinged’ police? Inside the chaos at Sydney’s anti-Herzog protest

Police have defended their actions after Monday’s protest. Here’s how the night played out

The Guardian - AU · Feb 13

Court challenge over march against Israeli president’s visit to be decided at Monday morning hearing

Palestine Action Group march planned from Sydney Town Hall to NSW parliament in breach of public assembly declaration

The Guardian - AU · Feb 8

Palestine Action Group plans march against Isaac Herzog’s visit despite protest restrictions

Calls for NSW police to ‘exercise their discretion’ and facilitate a peaceful rally in Sydney on 9 February while Israeli president visits Australia

The Guardian - AU · Feb 3

NSW Labor accused of rushing inquiry into banning phrases such as ‘globalise the intifada’ over the holidays

State opposition leader says inquiry established ‘with no notice, no public hearings and an impossibly short deadline’

The Guardian - AU · Jan 3

Why 3 Activist Groups Plan To Challenge Chris Minns’ Proposed Protest Laws

Three activist groups are mounting a constitutional challenge to NSW’s proposed protest laws, as Premier Chris Minns defends the crackdown.

Pedestrian.tv · Dec 23, 2025

Activist groups to challenge NSW protest laws on free speech grounds as Chris Minns says he’s ‘confident’ in reforms

Pro-Palestine and Indigenous activist groups say state government ‘trying to strip away the right to peacefully protest for everyone’ in wake of Bondi attack

The Guardian - AU · Dec 23, 2025

'Keep people safe': guns, rallies reined in after Bondi

Guns and protests are in the crosshairs as politicians rush to pass laws before Christmas to ensure public safety in response to the Bondi Beach massacre.

AAP · Dec 22, 2025

Neo-Nazi taken into detention and awaiting deportation

A South African man who attended a neo-Nazi rally in Australia is being compared to a guest who turns up just to wreck the place, with his visa torn up.

AAP · Nov 17, 2025