Article 72BGZ Activist groups to challenge NSW protest laws on free speech grounds as Chris Minns says he’s ‘confident’ in reforms

Activist groups to challenge NSW protest laws on free speech grounds as Chris Minns says he’s ‘confident’ in reforms

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Anne Davies NSW state correspondent
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Pro-Palestine and Indigenous activist groups say state government trying to strip away the right to peacefully protest for everyone' in wake of Bondi attack

The New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, has said he is confident" new laws to ban protests for up to three months can withstand a constitutional challenge from three groups who regularly organise demonstrations in Sydney.

The groups - the Palestine Action Group Sydney, Jews Against the Occupation 48 and the Blak Caucus - said on Tuesday they intended to launch legal action as soon as the laws were passed, although none had plans for any immediate protests.

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