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NSW should think twice before banning ‘globalise the intifada’ after court struck down anti-protest law, legal expert says

The Guardian · · 842 words · By Jordyn Beazley
Freedom of Speech vs. Public Order Government Overreach in Protest Regulation
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“New South Wales’ highest court ruled in favour of the Palestine Action Group and Blak Caucus on Thursday, striking down an anti-protest law introduced after the Bondi beach terror attack that gave police the power to restrict marches, including the anti-Herzog rally in February.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that NSW's highest court struck down an anti-protest law introduced after the Bondi Beach attack, and that this law restricted marches. The claim specifically mentions favoring the Palestine Action Group and Blak Caucus, which is consistent with the context of the court ruling against the anti-protest measures.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 14 December 2025, an antisemitic Islamic State (IS)-inspired terrorist attack occurred at the Archer Park area of Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, during a celebration of the Jewish holiday of Han…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Bondi_Beach_shooting
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 13 April 2024, a mass stabbing took place at the Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Six people were killed and twelve were injure…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bondi_Junction_stabbings
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Christopher John Minns (born 17 September 1979) is an Australian politician who has served as the 47th premier of New South Wales since 2023 and the leader of the New South Wales Labor Party since 202…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Minns
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“The full bench of the court of appeal – which included chief justice Andrew Bell, and justices Julie Ward and Stephen Free – found discouraging all protests in order to protect social cohesion impermissibly burdened the implied constitutional right to freedom of political communication.”
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The web search results contain a direct quote matching the core of the claim: 'The full bench of the court of appeal - which included chief justice Andrew Bell, and justices Julie Ward and Stephen Free - found discouraging all protests in order to protect social cohesion...'. This corroborates the key details regarding the bench composition and the finding against restricting protests.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Andrew Scott Bell (born 21 February 1966) is an Australian barrister serving as the Chief Justice of New South Wales and Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales. He was appointed a Companion of the O…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Bell_(judge)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The chief justice of New South Wales is the senior judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and the highest-ranking judicial officer in the Australian state of New South Wales. The chief justice …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Supreme Court of New South Wales is the highest state court of the Australian state of New South Wales. It has unlimited jurisdiction within the state in civil matters, and hears the most serious …
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“The justices wrote that the notion that the community can and should be protected from political expression by others because it might be “upsetting, inflammatory and divisive” wasn’t legitimate under the constitution.”
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The claim is directly supported by a web search result stating: 'The justices wrote that the notion that the community can and should be protected from political expression by others because it might be “upsetting, inflammatory and divisive” wasn’t legitimate under the constitution.' This corroborates the core legal finding described.
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web search NEUTRAL — The justices wrote that the notion that the community can and should be protected from political expression by others because it might be “upsetting, inflammatory and divisive” wasn’t legitimate under…
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/18/nsw-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — Columbia Global Freedom of Expression seeks to advance understanding of the international and national norms and institutions that best protect the free flow of information and expression in an inter-…
https://globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/cases/freedma…
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web search NEUTRAL — That is precisely what the constitutional amendment process is designed to prevent. For Sabah and Sarawak, the implications are deeper. Any step that alters how constitutional provisions on language o…
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/federal-court-determine-const…
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“In January, a NSW parliamentary inquiry recommended banning the phrase “globalise the intifada”, but only when it is used to incite hatred, harassment, intimidation or violence.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that a NSW parliamentary inquiry recommended banning the phrase 'globalise the intifada' specifically when it is used to incite hatred, harassment, intimidation, or violence. The sources also confirm the context of a parliamentary inquiry.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Service NSW is a New South Wales Government executive agency within the Department of Customer Service that provides a one-stop access to government services via online, phone or in-person at its serv…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Service_NSW
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — TAFE NSW is an Australian vocational education and training provider. Annually, the network trains over 500,000 students in campus, workplace, online, or distance education methods of education. It wa…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Western Harbour Tunnel is a tunnel under construction in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The six lane, 6.5-kilometre (4.0 mi) twin tunnels will run from Cammeray to Rozelle, passing beneath Sy…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Harbour_Tunnel
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“It stopped short of calling for an unqualified ban or a ban on phrases such as “from the river to the sea”.”
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Two separate web search results explicitly state that the parliamentary inquiry recommended banning 'globalise the intifada' but declined to recommend bans on other phrases, specifically mentioning 'from the river to the sea'.
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web search NEUTRAL — A New South Wales parliamentary inquiry has recommended banning the phrase "globalise the intifada" when it is used to incite hatred, harassment, intimidation or violence, but won't call for ...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/29/ban-g…
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web search NEUTRAL — A parliamentary committee will recommended banning "globalise the intifada" as hate speech when used to incite violence, but rejected calls to outlaw "from the river to the sea".
https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/leaked-report-rev…
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web search NEUTRAL — The committee endorsed prohibiting "globalise the intifada" but declined to recommend bans on other common protest phrases, such as "from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free". It viewed these…
https://www.jwire.com.au/nsw-parliamentary-committee-recomme…
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“Chris Minns’ office confirmed on Friday he still planned to outlaw the phrase “globalise the intifada”, depending on how Queensland’s ban on the phrase, introduced earlier this year, played out.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Chris Minns' office planned to outlaw 'globalise the intifada' depending on the outcome of Queensland's ban on the phrase, indicating a dependency on the outcome in the other state.
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web search NEUTRAL — Chris Minns' office confirmed on Friday he still planned to outlaw the phrase "globalise the intifada", depending on how Queensland's ban on the phrase, introduced earlier this year ...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/18/nsw-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — As the Minns government licks its wounds from its latest defeat in court, two words threaten to send hopes of banning the phrase "globalise the intifada" into free fall. As the Court of Appeal ...
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-18/nsw-chris-minns-faile…
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web search NEUTRAL — More than three months after Minns first announced he would ban the popular phrase, legislation is yet to be introduced and the Attorney General, Michael Daley, now says the government is ...
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/the-premier-doesn-t-want…
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“Anne Twomey, a constitutional expert at the University of Sydney, said if she were the Minns government, “having read this judgment, I would be very, very reluctant to go ahead with legislation banning certain slogans”.”
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The web search results contain a direct quote matching the claim: 'Constitutional expert Anne Twomey stated she would be reluctant to pass legislation banning certain slogans after reading the court judgment.' This is corroborated by the context provided in the search results.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anne Frances Twomey is an Australian academic and lawyer specialising in Australian constitutional law. She is currently the Professor of Constitutional Law and Director of the Constitutional Reform U…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Twomey_(academic)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A constitutional commission is a body of commissioners appointed by a government for the purpose of making or revising a constitution. The commissioners are typically experts. However, in a country go…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — At the Commonwealth level in Australia, there is no explicitly stated protection for freedom of expression in legislation nor the Australian Constitution. Instead, the Constitution implies a freedom …
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“She said the judgment may also make it easier to challenge Queensland’s ban on the phrases “from the river to the sea” and “globalise the intifada”, even though the ban was in a different jurisdiction.”
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The web search results contain a direct quote matching the claim: 'Anne Twomey suggested the judgment could facilitate challenging Queensland's ban on the phrases 'from the river to the sea' and 'globalise the intifada', despite the ban being in a different jurisdiction.' This corroborates the suggestion regarding the judgment's impact on other jurisdictions.
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web search NEUTRAL — Queensland will become the first Australian state to ban the slogan " from the river to the sea ", which has been widely adopted by pro-Palestinian supporters, should parliament pass the newly ...
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/queensl…
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web search NEUTRAL — Protesters are seen during a pro-Palestine rally in Brisbane. Laws banning phrases such as 'from the river to the sea' and 'globalise the intifada' have been passed by the Queensland ...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/05/queen…
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web search NEUTRAL — Background to the new Queensland hate speech laws The ABC reported on the 5/3/26: The phrases "from the river to the sea" and "globalise the intifada" have been outlawed in Queensland when used to men…
https://kangaroocourtofaustralia.com/2026/03/15/queenslands-…
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“The now-struck-down law prevented the use of the state’s permit-style system that protects protesters from being charged by NSW police when marching.”
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Although the claim discusses a 'state permit-style system' that was struck down, the provided evidence for this specific claim index contains no search results or references to confirm the details of what the *original* law prevented or what the *struck-down* law specifically related to the permit system. The evidence for claim 0 is more general.
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“It was in place in parts of Sydney’s CBD during the rally against the Israeli president, Isaac Herzog’s visit in early February, which turned violent and triggered a police watchdog investigation into allegations of widespread police misconduct.”
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The evidence provided for this claim is derived from Wikipedia entries detailing general protest history in Australia (Gaza war protests, list of protests). While the evidence confirms protests occurred in Sydney following the Gaza war, it does not specifically corroborate the details of the law being active *during the rally against Isaac Herzog's visit in early February* or the subsequent police misconduct investigation, making it difficult to corroborate with the provided sources alone.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of pro-Palestinian protests in Australia including demonstrations, marches, sit-ins, direct actions, and campus encampments in support of Palestinian rights.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Following the outbreak of the Gaza war in October 2023, pro-Palestinian protests were held in several Australian cities including Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth. Notable pro-Palestini…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war_protests_in_Australia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jeremy David Leibler (born in 1979) is a Partner at Arnold Bloch Leibler and a member of the Australian Takeovers Panel. He has been President of the Zionist Federation of Australia, an elected repres…
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“Majed Kheir, one of the solicitors representing the protesters, who is celebrating the win as one of the greatest victories for civil liberties in Australian history, said it was possible the lawyers may now make an application for police to withdraw the charges.”
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“A NSW police spokesperson said the force was working through the judgment.”
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“Sam Lee, a supervising solicitor at Redfern Legal Centre, said the question of whether the judgment would impact the charges was not straightforward.”
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