Minns government undermined own goal with NSW protest restrictions, constitutional challenge hears

Lawyers for three protest groups challenged a New South Wales anti-protest law in the NSW court of appeal on Thursday. The law, enacted by the Minns government after the Bondi terror attack, effectively banned marches in Sydney's CBD. The challenge argues the law undermines its own stated objective of enhancing social cohesion. The protest groups' lawyers contend the state must prove preventing all protests was a rational means to achieve social cohesion. The constitutional challenge aims to overturn the law, arguing it is overly broad and infringes on the right to protest.