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The push for stronger protest laws across Australia

Published 20 July 2022, 1:05 am
Protesters in New South Wales are now facing steep fines and prison time for disrupting economic activity. Some experts say the new laws, which were introduced in April, are a way of 'demonising' activism and modern protest movements.
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