NSW’s New Protest Laws Face Uncertain Future

Civil liberties groups said the laws were draconian and infringed on the right to assembly, flagging their intention to launch a legal challenge.

Protesters march through the central business district (CBD) during an 'Australia Unites for Freedom' rally in Sydney, Australia, on Sept. 13, 2025. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images

The impact of contentious protest crackdown laws remains uncertain as a legal challenge to their validity brews.

New South Wales (NSW) Premier Chris Minns rammed through tough new laws in the wake of the Bondi massacre, when a father-son duo attacked a Jewish Hanukkah event and killed 15 innocent people in an alleged terror attack.