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Pro-Palestine Figurehead and Socialist Appears Ready to Enter State Politics

Josh Lees is currently challenging a NSW law restricting protests in the wake of the Bondi terror shooting.
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Pro-Palestine Figurehead and Socialist Appears Ready to Enter State Politics
Prominent Palestine Action Group organiser Josh Lees, and a member of the Socialist Alternative, speaks to media during a press conference in Sydney, Australia on July 29, 2025. AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi
Crystal-Rose Jones
Crystal-Rose Jones
1/22/2026|Updated: 1/22/2026
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Serial Palestine Action Group organiser Josh Lees looks likely to step into the realm of politics with his name attached to a newly registered New South Wales (NSW) branch of the Socialist Party, or “New South Wales Soc.”

Lees is a consistent presence at pro-Palestine rallies, a member of the Socialist Alternative, and a figurehead of the Lockdown to Zero campaign which pushed for more restrictions during the pandemic.

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Crystal-Rose Jones is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked at News Corp for 16 years as a senior journalist and editor.
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