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Senior police cited struck-out law during Town Hall protest, raising doubts over government claims
Documents and video obtained by the Sydney Morning Herald place doubt upon the Minns government’s claim that controversial powers since ruled invalid were not used on the night of the rally.
- Jessica McSweeney and Michael McGowan
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- NSW State Parliament
Minns might have lost in court, but he knew failed protest laws were a winner
If there is one thing the premier understands, it’s that people only really focus on what leaders are doing during a crisis.
- Michael McGowan
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- Courts
Town Hall protest charges in doubt after court strikes down Minns restrictions
The NSW government rushed through the laws after the Bondi terror attack. The state’s top court has now declared them invalid.
- Michaela Whitbourn, Jessica McSweeney and Riley Walter
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- Bondi shooting
The premier doesn’t want you to say this ‘hateful’ phrase. He’s yet to ban it
The premier announced in the days after the Bondi terror attack that a Palestinian protest phrase should be banned, but the government is yet to introduce any legislation.
- Jessica McSweeney and Michael McGowan
Images released of protesters linked to brawl on Cross River Rail site
The CFMEU Inquiry has released images of 15 men it claimed were present at an Annerley worksite on May 1, 2024, shortly before a violent confrontation.
- Catherine Strohfeldt
Millions of Americans rally against Trump – even in small town West Virginia
With the war in Iran raging and prices at home surging, some “No Kings” protesters think even the deep-red Republican heartlands are showing signs of Trump fatigue.
- Michael Koziol
‘From the river to the sea’, and into police sights, for Brisbane artists
High-profile artist Nordacious has been told to pull items from his online store under controversial new Queensland laws, as officers eye a mural in the capital.
- Matt Dennien
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The moment that sparked a ‘riot’: CCTV reveals true start of Town Hall protest chaos
A protest against the visit of Israeli President Isaac Herzog started peacefully. Previously unseen footage shows the moment a shaken up Coca-Cola bottle turns the crowd from angry to chaotic.
- Jessica McSweeney
Labor MP’s Roe 8 protest pictures ‘would be caught up by post and boast laws’
A senior WA Labor figure has conceded his “very good friend” and federal Fremantle MP Josh Wilson would have faced charges had the state’s “post and boast” laws been in effect at the height of the Roe 8 protests.
- Hamish Hastie