Overview

• The Palestine Action Group lodged a Form 1 on July 27 for an August 3 'March for Humanity' across the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
• Premier Chris Minns refused to support the bridge protest, warning it could “descend into chaos” with only a week’s notice.
• NSW Police confirmed they will not facilitate the assembly and plan to apply for a Supreme Court order if protesters attempt to cross the bridge.
• Organisers vow to press ahead and defend their right to protest in court, framing the march as essential to draw attention to mass starvation in Gaza.
• City of Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore, several unions and backbench MPs have urged authorities to negotiate timing or alternative routes, highlighting the bridge’s symbolic power.