Protest ban scaled back in Sydney ahead of January 26

NSW Police authorised the annual Invasion Day protest and an anti-immigration protest in Sydney on January 26, 2026.

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00:00Sydney's protest bans have been scaled back, clearing the way for Australia Day marches to go ahead.

00:07While police extended broader restrictions on Sydney protests for another fortnight,

00:13several key areas have now been excluded from the ban.

00:16It's about getting the balance right between community safety and a right to protest.

00:20New protest legislation was passed in December 2025,

00:25following the public safety concerns raised after the Bondi terror attack.

00:30New South Wales Police authorised the annual Sydney Invasion Day protest from Hyde Park to Victoria Park

00:37and an anti-immigration protest from Prince Alfred Park to Moorpark.

00:43We'll have a significant policing presence.

00:45This is not just about keeping the community safe.

00:47I want the community to feel safe.

00:49I want the community to know that Sydney is a wonderful, safe place to come to.

00:53I want mum and dads to bring their kids into town.

00:56Around 1,500 police will be deployed across the Sydney metropolitan area on January 26,

01:03with about 500 assigned to monitor the demonstrations.

01:08As to anyone seeking to hijack one of those protests there, I'd say think again.

01:13This is not the time.

01:14I've been really clear.

01:15This is a time for calm.

01:17Community has been devastated more what happened on the 14th of December.

01:20This is about bringing people together.

01:22There's a.

01:33There's another.

01:35There's some other.

01:36There's another.

01:36There's.

01:37There's.

01:37There's some good.

01:38There's a.