Overview
- NSW Police will mount a high‑visibility operation with public order and riot squads, warning they will make arrests if necessary and may deploy officers with long arms due to the current threat environment.
- A Friday rally at Sydney Town Hall opposing the anti‑protest laws is planned without a march, and police say they have not been able to reach the organisers to negotiate arrangements.
- A separate gathering on Sunday in Hyde Park marking 10 years since David Dungay Jr’s death in custody is being negotiated with police, and organisers say they intend a peaceful event.
- The commissioner’s declaration blocks Form 1 approvals through January 20, allowing static assemblies but prohibiting marches, road or footpath blockages, and other disruptions to pedestrian or vehicle traffic.
- Police will reassess community tension before deciding on Tuesday whether to extend the declaration for another 14 days, a move that could affect Invasion Day protests and an anti‑immigration rally, while a Supreme Court challenge returns on January 29.