Ex-Greens Candidate to Sue NSW Government Over Alleged Police Brutality

Her lawyer has called on NSW authorities to drop all charges, arguing she was the victim of excessive force during a peaceful protest.

Former Greens candidate for Grayndler, Hannah Thomas, speaks during a Stop Killing Women Rally at Hyde Park in Sydney, New South Wales, in Australia on March 15, 2025. AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts

Former Greens candidate Hannah Thomas is preparing legal action against the New South Wales (NSW) government after suffering an eye injury during her arrest at an anti-Israel demonstration.

Lawyers for 35-year-old Thomas claim she was subjected to “unjustified violence” and was the target of “gratuitous police brutality” during a protest in Sydney on June 27.