The New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, has indicated tough new laws to curtail regular protests in Sydney’s CBD and at major sites like the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Opera House. NSW has a system where protest organisers complete a form one, notifying police of a planned protest. Authorised protests provide protection from prosecution for offences such as obstructing pedestrians and traffic. After the Bondi beach terrorist attack on 14 December, the NSW government rushed in new laws, allowing police to effectively ban all protests for rolling 14-day periods after a terrorist event declaration had been made. Responding to
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