NSW premier says police should be able to ban pro-Palestine protests because they are too expensive

Critics of Chris Minns say singling out protests as a financial burden completely flies in the face of government obligations under human rights laws'

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The New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, says policing pro-Palestine protests has cost the state $5m this year and the force should be able to shut them down because of the huge drain on the public purse".

Minns has ordered a review of police resources used at the protests, which have taken place in Sydney's CBD every weekend for the past year following the Hamas attacks on 7 October and Israel's subsequent strikes on Gaza.

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