Overview
- Police said uniformed teams will patrol Cronulla Beach on Saturday and act on any incitement to violence, hate, harassment or intimidation.
- Commissioner Mal Lanyon’s 14‑day order bars unauthorised public gatherings across metropolitan Sydney and enables move‑on directions and face‑covering removal for identification.
- Ryder Roy Shaw, 20, appeared in Gosford Local Court charged over an alleged social‑media call to a violent “bashing day” at Cronulla and remains in custody without entering pleas.
- Premier Chris Minns reinforced the zero‑tolerance stance and urged witnesses or victims of hate crime to report to CrimeStoppers.
- Civil liberties and protest groups have criticised the new laws, and a High Court challenge to the reforms has been planned.