NSW Labor MPs uneasy about party’s support for bill aimed at road-blocking protests
by Michael McGowan from World news | The Guardian on (#5XQPY)
Suffragettes used to chain themselves to Parliament House', says one MP concerned by protest crackdown
New South Wales Labor MPs have expressed disquiet over their party's support for a bill that would see protesters who block major roads, ports or train stations face up to two years in prison.
The NSW government arranged a special sitting of parliament on Friday after it failed to pass the bill following a late-night filibuster by the Greens.
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