Anti-war activists allowed to return to city for ‘peaceful’ protests

Anti-war activists allowed to return to city for ‘peaceful’ protests

About 35 people charged over a violent protest in September had their cases heard back-to-back for more than two hours in a packed Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Thursday.

  • byBrittany Busch andErin Pearson

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Anti-coal protesters clear court hurdle for kayak flotilla near port

Anti-coal protesters clear court hurdle for kayak flotilla near port

“The Minns government can’t arrest their way out of the fact that people are freaked out about climate crisis and angry that the government is continuing to approve new coal and gas projects,” said protest organiser Alexa Stuart.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
Gearhead,farmer,tax protester:Jeremy Clarkson takes to London streets

Gearhead,farmer,tax protester:Jeremy Clarkson takes to London streets

Farming’s least likely champion opposes a new tax the Labour government says will help restore public services.

  • byRob Harris
Why are thousands of people marching for Maori rights?

Why are thousands of people marching for Maori rights?

Tens of thousands of people have gathered in Wellington for the final stretch of a week-long protest that has spanned the length of the country. Here is why.

  • byCharlotte Graham-McLay
Pro-Palestine protesters gatecrash opening of Myer Christmas windows

Pro-Palestine protesters gatecrash opening of Myer Christmas windows

Pro-Palestine protesters,some wearing Santa hats,were outside the department store,blowing bubbles and mocking Premier Jacinta Allan for calling them “morons”.

  • byMadeleine Heffernan
‘Morons’:Premier blasts protesters after Myer Christmas windows launch scrapped

‘Morons’:Premier blasts protesters after Myer Christmas windows launch scrapped

Premier Jacinta Allan said there was no need to bolster Victoria police’s powers after an activist group threatened to disrupt the Myer Christmas windows launch.

  • byCarla Jaeger,Gemma Grant andCassandra Morgan
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Myer Christmas window tradition cancelled over protest threat

Myer Christmas window tradition cancelled over protest threat

The annual Christmas window unveiling in the CBD has been scrapped after pro-Palestine protesters announced a plan to disrupt the event.

  • byCassandra Morgan
Iran sets up mental health clinic to ‘treat’ women who refuse to wear hijab

Iran sets up mental health clinic to ‘treat’ women who refuse to wear hijab

The centre,called the Clinic for Quitting Hijab Removal,is the Islamic Republic’s latest attempt to quash female dissent.

  • byMelanie Swan
Amsterdam bans protests after ‘antisemitic squads’ attack Israeli soccer fans

Amsterdam bans protests after ‘antisemitic squads’ attack Israeli soccer fans

Five people were hospitalised and 62 arrested after authorities said antisemitic rioters attacked Israeli supporters following a Europa League soccer match in Amsterdam.

  • byEnas Alashray andBart H. Meijer
Big issues bringing more protests and problems to Sydney’s streets
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Big issues bringing more protests and problems to Sydney’s streets

Demonstrations in the city reached record levels last year and are booming worldwide as numerous crisis points and political polarisation point people to problems.

  • byNigel Gladstone
Nazi salute arrest after anti-war protest descended into chaos

Nazi salute arrest after anti-war protest descended into chaos

Police have arrested a further 12 people after a Melbourne weapons expo descended into “vomit-smelling” and horse manure-strewn chaos.

  • byCassandra Morgan