NSW Bans Protests for Up to Three Months Following Bondi Attack
The New South Wales premier is seeking “extraordinary powers” to ban protests for up to three months, citing a link between pro-Palestine rallies and the Bondi terror attack. These new measures would grant the government the authority to restrict public assemblies in designated areas, with the judiciary stripped of oversight. The proposed legislation, described as unprecedented, follows the premier’s expressions of concern over the potential impact of large-scale demonstrations, particularly those involving “violent bloody images.” Critics, including the Palestine Action Group, have condemned the move as an attempt to stifle dissent and unfairly blame the pro-Palestine movement for the horrific Bondi attack.
John Q. Hosedrinker