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Key points: The rally once again saw a heavy police presence. About 50 officers, 6 horses and 8 vehicles were deployed to police a protest of about 300 people. Police kept a constant perimeter around the protestors. 6 police horses followed protestors down King St at a distance of about 5 metres as cars andContinue reading “Policing of the Trans Day of Visibility Rally March 27”

Although the COVID-19 pandemic has begun to ease, restrictions on protest remain unduly tight and unevenly applied. This report draws on first-hand legal observer data to examine policing at three recent Sydney protests – the Pride in Protest Mardi Gras March, the Women’s March and the Invasion Day rally. The approach adopted by NSW PoliceContinue reading “COVID-19 Protest Policing January-March 2021 – Unequal and Unjustified”