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Peaceful protest has been crucial to winning just about every right and freedom currently enjoyed by Australians - and so much we love and care about.
So how have two women ended up in the Supreme Court today, having to defend rights of peaceful protest?
🧵#knitting #nannas
So how have two women ended up in the Supreme Court today, having to defend rights of peaceful protest?
🧵#knitting #nannas
Earlier this year the NSW government passed regressive laws which could be applied to punish peaceful protest, so Dominique and Helen - represented by the wonderful crew at @EDOLawyers - have brought a constitutional challenge before the Supreme Court:
theguardian.com/australia-news…
theguardian.com/australia-news…
Under the new laws, protestors can face up to 2 years of jail and a $22,000 fine if protests are considered ‘disruptive’ which could apply, for example, to people protesting near a railway station and causing people to be redirected around them: abc.net.au/news/2022-04-0…
