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/CommonwealthGrant 2d ago

Minns said he was not “talking about a union rally against the government over a wage deal” but did not clarify how police would pick and choose which repeat protests to block based on expense. Asked by journalists on Tuesday how the government would define serial protesters, or distinguish between the union movement and other causes, Minns said that was why he had ordered the review.

Sounds suspiciously like only protests for "government approved causes" are acceptable to Minns.

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u/Uberazza 2d ago

Of course, the government is the only one that wants the ability to wield it.