From 418 arrests in 1977 to fresh clashes in Sydney: Debate over Australia's right to protest continues "The day of the political street march is over," Joh Bjelke-Petersen declared. "Don't bother to ...

On Monday evening, tens of thousands of workers, students and youth rallied across Australia, denouncing the red‑carpet welcome extended by the federal Labor government to Israeli President Isaac ...

A law clamping down on protests following the deadly Bondi Beach terror attack targeting Australia’s Jewish community was overturned by a court on Thursday, a ...

For the second time in six months, the Labor government in the state of New South Wales (NSW) has defiantly defended imposing sweeping anti-protest legislation despite courts striking the laws down ...

The law gave police the power to restrict public assemblies in declared areas, making it impossible to get a permit for any protests and allowing officers to order ...