Judge prohibits pro-Palestine march to Sydney Opera House

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The Court of Appeal verdict on Thursday, October 9, 2025 will allow officers to move on or arrest those gathering on the iconic building's forecourt after NSW Police challenged the Palestine Action Group's proposed rally. Video via AAP.

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00:00But I also just speak about the decision of the Supreme Court in relation to the protests at the

00:04Sitch Opera House. Can I just say, I think it's the right decision. I'm glad that common sense

00:09has prevailed here. I know that there's been many Palestinian action group protests over the last

00:14two years. In fairness, the vast majority of them have gone off without incident. We're calling for

00:19the organisers to do the same if they elect an alternative group to work with the South Wales

00:25police. But it's very important and very free for this judgment. And that protest should take place

00:30down at the Sitch Opera House. We'll be taking place on Sunday, October 12th at 1pm from Hyde Park with a

00:36negotiated route with the police. We'll be marching through the city down George Street. We're going

00:41to fill George Street with people demanding an end to this genocide. And we'll also be calling on that

00:47day for Crispin's to light up the Opera House in the colours of the Palestinian flag.

00:51We've heard a lot about how the Opera House forecourt can only hold no more than 6,000 people. While

00:5919,000 Palestinian children have been killed by the Israeli military in the last two years,

01:05it is time for our government to show that it stands on the side of those people who've lost

01:10their lives to this horrific genocide. Experts with the police plan these things so we don't get crowd

01:16cautious. And that's what it's all about for us. It's public safety. While we need time to plan and work

01:21with people. And by and large, we're able to do that day in and day out. I think we do over 1500 of

01:27them a year in the city alone. But the cul-de-sac, the peninsula that it was on, the ingress and

01:34egress routes, they gave me great concern of a crowd crush. And for those reasons, that's what it took to the

01:41I think we have been using for this video. But wi-fi is not an engine. We are able to add a

01:52lot of people, and it's a real challenge. And I think it was an engine that has been

01:55Olha, but we have to go through it and do not have to do it and do it all. And if you're

01:57looking at other people's arms, they definitely feel the same. I think they know in the

01:59case. Well, if you're looking at it as a project, we have to do it and say they're not

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