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Top Court Blocks Pro-Palestine Opera House Protest
NSW Police seek to prohibit a mass protest at the Sydney Opera House citing limited egress points and crowd safety risks for up to 40,000 attendees, officials said.
- On Sunday, the NSW Police Force filed papers in the Court of Appeal seeking a prohibition order, with Assistant Commissioner Peter McKenna warning the Sydney Opera House forecourt is ill-equipped and the plan has 'disaster written all over it'.
- Organisers originally estimated 10,000 attendees then revised to 40,000 for the Palestine Action Group march from Hyde Park to the Sydney Opera House forecourt on Sunday.
- Jade McKellar, Acting CEO of the Sydney Opera House, outlined full security screening including X-ray and wanding, noted the forecourt capacity is 6,000 people, and said, `We would conduct a thorough risk assessment and work closely with police.`
- The Court of Appeal fast-tracked the hearing this week, with Chief Justice Andrew Bell and Justices Ian Harrison and Stephen Free presiding as the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies was allowed to intervene; the court adjourned Wednesday with an overnight adjournment pending.
- Premier Chris Minns has publicly backed police and urged organisers to pick another Sydney location, citing wild scenes at the October 9, 2023 protest at the Sydney Opera House.
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‘Disaster written all over it’: Police urge court to block Opera House protest
NSW Police are seeking a prohibition order over the protest, which would not ban the march outright but would expose participants to a wider range of potential criminal sanctions, including for blocking traffic.
·Sydney, Australia
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