Overview
- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese endorsed state efforts to ban face coverings at protests and to outlaw Nazi chants, calling the authorised gathering outside NSW Parliament completely unacceptable.
- Premier Chris Minns said he will move within weeks on stronger hate‑speech laws, noting NSW outlaws Nazi symbols but not chants or slogans used at the rally.
- NSW Police allowed the event to proceed after receiving a Form 1 from a group listed as White Australia and relied on legal advice that a court bid to stop it would likely fail.
- Assistant Commissioner Peter Thurtell apologised for not informing Commissioner Mal Lanyon about the protest and acknowledged a communication failure that is under review.
- The NSW Opposition will reintroduce measures to ban non‑religious masks, shift some policing costs to organisers after three events, and seek to restore move‑on powers in a constitutionally compliant form.