Western Australian Labor鈥檚 proposed amendment to the Criminal Code, dubbed the 鈥減ost and boast bill鈥, could easily be used against grassroots groups seeking to force Labor to act on various reforms.听Maz Misiewicz reports.
Anti-protest laws
Jillian Segal, with Labor鈥檚 support, wants to make it harder for people to oppose genocide and Zionism. Jonathan Strauss argues that this racist plan needs to be rejected.
New South Wales Police brutalised pro-Palestine protesters picketing SEC Plating, hospitalising one and arresting five others. Isaac Nellist 谤别辫辞谤迟蝉.听
More than 1000 people rallied outside Parliament House to oppose Labor鈥檚 proposed anti-protest laws.听Jacob Andrewartha reports.
The University of Sydney鈥檚 threat to suspend Luna, a transgender refugee, for writing pro-Palestine messages on a whiteboard has drawn attention to its repression of campus activism. Pride in Protest reports.
A protest at Sydney Town Hall Square heard civil and social movement leaders condemn NSW Labor鈥檚 proposed new laws banning protests near places of worship. Jim McIlroy reports.
The 63rd weekend of continuous protest against Israel鈥檚 genocide in Gaza was marked on December 22 in Naarm/Melbourne,听Gadigal Country/Sydney and other Australian cities. Alex Bainbridge and Kamala Emanuel report.
Sue Bolton argues that the Victorian Premier鈥檚 announcement that 鈥渟trong action鈥 is supposedly needed 鈥渢o fight hate鈥 is a declaration of war against all supporters of free speech and the right to protest.
Amnesty International Australia, rights organisations and pro-Palestine solidarity organisers have criticised the NSW Premier鈥檚 call to ban Palestine protests outside places of worship. Pip Hinman reports.
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The movement against genocide has highlighted PM Anthony Albanese鈥檚 intransigent support for Israel. This is a reason for the new crackdown on pro-Palestine protesters, argues Jacob Andrewartha.
More than 1000 people protested outside the NSW Labor conference at Sydney Town Hall, demanding it stop arming Israel and supporting genocide in Gaza. Jim McIlroy reports.
The Human Rights Law Centre鈥檚 latest report on anti-protest laws should concern all those trying to win more democracy from a system geared to limit it. Josh Adams reports.
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