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Supreme Court Clears Way for Pro-Palestinian March Over Harbour Bridge

Justice Belinda Rigg refused to ban Sunday’s march, granting limited immunity as organizers finalize logistics under wet-weather forecasts.

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Overview

  • Participants will be protected from obstruction and unlawful assembly charges under the Summary Offences Act after organizers secured a Form 1 assembly authorization.
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  • Organizers expect up to 50,000 people to gather at Lang Park at 1pm before marching across the bridge from York and Grosvenor streets at 1:30pm to finish at Bradfield Park.
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  • Transport for NSW will close the Harbour Bridge to vehicles from 11:30am to about 4pm, prompting extensive traffic queues, bus reroutes and train delays through the CBD and North Sydney.
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  • Police will deploy hundreds of officers, including public order, highway patrol and mounted units, to monitor the route and intervene in any unlawful or antisocial behavior.
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  • With 10 to 35 mm of rain forecast by the Bureau of Meteorology, organizers have arranged marshals, medics and crowd-control measures to ensure a safe protest under wet conditions.