anti-protest laws

SA rally to protect protest

This afternoon civil liberty and environmental action groups will assemble at SA’s parliament house for the Protect Protest Rally and March, launching a campaign to repeal the state government’s anti-protest laws. Protestors in Adelaide now risk fines of $50 000, legislated one year ago after SA Mines and Energy minister told a major fossil fuel …

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Declaration urges Australian governments to uphold protesting

The protest movement in Australia has seen a long history, as civil liberty groups have strived for change.Protesting has been instrumental in equal pay for women, First Nations land rights and more recently climate action.But, in recent years, state and territory governments across Australia are adopting anti-protest laws, labelled by advocates as ‘draconian’. This week, 60 …

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