Activist groups to challenge NSW protest laws on right to free speech grounds

Pro-Palestine and Indigenous activist groups say Minns government ‘trying to strip away the right to peacefully protest for everyone’ in wake of Bondi attackFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThree groups who regularly organise protests in Sydney will launch a constitutional challenge against the Minns Labor government’s new laws to ban protests for up to three months.The groups – the Palestine Action Group Sydney, Jews Against the Occupation 48 and the Blak Caucus – said they intend to launch legal action as soon as the laws are passed, although none have plans for any immediate protests. Continue reading...