QRD:
>anti Gaza war protests have been happening in Sydney every Sunday since oct 7th
>finally they declare a mass protest to shut down the Sydney Harbour Bridge over the Israeli genocide
>unironically you need a loicence to protest in NSW
>Police deny loicence
>Premier denies loicence
>protesters say fuck your loicence, we're coming whether you like it or not
>govt realises theyre not going to stop a thing
>court rules the protest can go ahead (government saving face, everyone knows they'll look bad if they try to stop it)
>usual kevetching in usual places

From the guardian:
>Pro-Palestinian protesters will be legally protected while marching across the Sydney Harbour Bridge on Sunday after a New South Wales supreme court decision.
>In her judgment, Justice Belinda Rigg said “the march at this location is motivated by the belief that the horror and urgency of the situation in Gaza demands an urgent and extraordinary response from the people of the world.
>“The evidence indicates there is significant support for the march.”
>The Palestine Action Group has claimed as many as 50,000 people will take part in the march across the iconic bridge, protesting against Israel’s conduct in Gaza and the starvation of children.
>Earlier this week, police rejected an application from organisers for it to facilitate the march. Police argued there was not enough time to prepare a traffic management plan and warned of a potential crowd crush and huge disruptions.
>Once the application, known as “a form 1” was rejected by police, the supreme court was required to decide whether the protest should be considered as “authorised”, which provides some legal protections to demonstrators.

https://archive.md/edrYE

The police and premier will be really salty about this going ahead if the proposed 50k people do turn out.