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Court Win for Pro-Palestinian Rally on Sydney Harbour Bridge
NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA, AUG 2 – Justice Belinda Rigg ruled the right to peaceful protest outweighs inconvenience despite NSW Police warnings of significant resource strain and public safety risks during the Sydney march.
- On Sunday, NSW Supreme Court Justice Belinda Rigg rejected a police application to block the march, granting protesters the right to occupy the Sydney Harbour Bridge and surrounding streets.
- Facing safety concerns, Premier Chris Minns refused permission, warning the march could spark 'chaos' and that police lacked time to organize resources.
- More than 10,000 protesters are expected, and rally organisers have arranged 100 marshals, with capacity to expand if needed.
- Officers will be drafted from other areas, and Victoria Police warned Friday’s Melbourne march over the King Street Bridge would require hundreds of officers to be redeployed statewide.
- Transport for NSW predicts more than 40,000 motorists will be affected, with flow-on effects across roads and public transport networks, advising delays in the CBD and North Sydney.
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Court Clears Pro-Palestine Rally for Sydney Harbour Bridge
A planned pro-Palestinian protest march across the Sydney Harbour Bridge has been cleared to proceed after the New South Wales (NSW) Supreme Court dismissed a police request to block the rally. Justice Belinda Rigg ruled on Aug. 2 that anticipated disruption to traffic was not a sufficient reason to prevent the demonstration. “Disruption is inherent to the right of peaceful protest,” she said, rejecting the police commissioner’s concerns around …
Supreme Court will not block Pro-Palestine protest on Harbour Bridge, judge says
Police and Transport for NSW are "scrambling" to get resources and communications together after the Supreme Court decided it will not stop a pro-Palestine protest across the Sydney Harbour Bridge from going ahead tomorrow.Justice Belinda Rigg said the court would not be blocking the Palestine Action Group's application to protest on the Harbour Bridge, despite police and the NSW Government trying to halt the rally.Rigg said; "The application b…
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