Protest and Public Assembly

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  Publicly Threaten or Incite Violence Offences in Australia

  The NSW government is reviewing the laws concerning the offence of publicly threatening or inciting violence on the grounds of race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity…continue reading

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  Protesting on the Harbour Bridge Laws and Penalties in New South Wales

  New South Wales Supreme Court rules ‘anti-protest’ laws constitutionally invalid. Click here for more on Sydney's protesting laws...continue reading

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  Is it Illegal to Protest on the Sydney Harbour Bridge?

  NSW Police alleged to have lied that a climate protest on the Sydney Harbour Bridge had blocked an ambulance from getting through…continue reading

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  New Protesting Laws Attract Harsh Penalties in NSW

  New protesting laws attract harsh criminal penalties including terms of imprisonment in New South Wales. Click here fore more...continue reading

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  Protesting Laws in NSW Guide

  Climate change activists have glued themselves to a major bridge in Melbourne’s CBD blocking peak-hour traffic…continue reading

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  NSW Police presence at Sydney Uni protest leaves law professor & student protestor injured: An interview with UNSW SRC Education Officer, Shovan Bhattarai

  Senior law professor Simon Rice was merely observing the protest at Sydney Uni, & whilst trying to move through the crowd, he was grabbed from behind & pushed to the…continue reading