NSW passes controversial new gun and protest laws in wake of Bondi attacks after marathon debate
by Anne Davies and Penry Buckley from on (#72C1G)
The omnibus bill, which included amendments to multiple pieces of legislation, was criticised by both progressives and conservatives
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The New South Wales Minns Labor government has passed controversial changes to gun laws and new powers for police to ban street protests for up to three months, after a marathon debate in the upper house.
The laws, which were drafted in response to the 14 December massacre at Sydney's Bondi beach in which two gunmen fired on a Hanukah event, killing 15 people, were voted through at 2.51am on Wednesday.
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