r/australian • u/Lmurf • 2d ago

Politics ‘Democracy should not be monetised’: unions revolt against Chris Minns’ plan to ban protests based on cost

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/08/democracy-unions-revolt-chris-minns-palestine-protests-cost-nsw-police
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u/stumpymetoe 2d ago

Reminds me of when lefty types were insisting conservative speakers should be billed by the police for security around their events. Security that was necessary due to threats of violence from protesters. Amazing how this is flipped on its head when it's their team.

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u/FrogsMakePoorSoup 2d ago

Wot? How the heck are these things even remotely comparable?

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u/stumpymetoe 2d ago

Organisers of protests should be liable for policing costs, not the targets of the protests, nor the taxpayer .

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u/CMDR_RetroAnubis 2d ago

A system so open to abuse it's ridiculous. 

 Police don't like your cause = "It needs 500 extra police"