{"id":6025,"date":"2025-12-22T20:15:47","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T20:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=6025"},"modified":"2025-12-22T20:15:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T20:15:47","slug":"australia-news-live-nsw-lower-house-passes-anti-protest-laws-greens-and-pro-palestine-groups-plan-constitutional-challenge-australia-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=6025","title":{"rendered":"Australia news live: NSW lower house passes anti-protest laws; Greens and pro-Palestine groups plan constitutional challenge | Australia news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"liveblog-body\"><span class=\"dcr-90inr0\"><gu-island name=\"KeyEventsCarousel\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;keyEvents&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;6949417e8f086a70a358cf35&quot;,&quot;elements&quot;:[{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;The Greens NSW upper house member Sue Higginson will join pro-Palestine groups to launch a constitutional challenge against the Minns Labor government\u2019s latest anti-protest laws this morning.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;10c6d57d-96a9-48dd-8d4d-da3435c37245&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;After the omnibus terrorism and other legislation amendment bill was passed by the lower house with Liberal support last night, Higginson will hold a press conference at 9.15am this morning to announce the challenge.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;874fd963-4b96-4029-825b-b176c40e8666&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;She claims the new laws \u201cimpermissibly burden the constitutional freedom of political communication\u201d.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;63391003-10e9-4dca-b5f7-ff41b8f617d2&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;She will be joined by other campaigners and activists opposing the laws including: &lt;strong&gt;Michelle Berkon &lt;\/strong&gt;of&lt;strong&gt; &lt;\/strong&gt;Jews Against the Occupation; &lt;strong&gt;Elizabeth Jarrett &lt;\/strong&gt;of&lt;strong&gt; &lt;\/strong&gt;Blak Caucus; &lt;strong&gt;Nick Hanna&lt;\/strong&gt; of Hanna Legal; &lt;strong&gt;Nasser Mashni &lt;\/strong&gt;president of Australia Palestine Advocacy Network; &lt;strong&gt;Josh Lees &lt;\/strong&gt;of Palestine Action Group Sydney; NSW &lt;strong&gt;Timothy Roberts &lt;\/strong&gt;of the Council for Civil Liberties; &lt;strong&gt;Sheikh Wesam Charkawi; Shovan Bhattarai &lt;\/strong&gt;of Students for Palestine; Pete Moss of Labor Friends of Palestine; &lt;strong&gt;Zack Schofield &lt;\/strong&gt;of Rising Tide; &lt;strong&gt;April Holcombe &lt;\/strong&gt;of Community Action for Rainbow Rights; &lt;strong&gt;NSW Socialists&lt;\/strong&gt;; and the &lt;strong&gt;Coalition of Women for Justice and Peace.&lt;\/strong&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;735ca480-cb29-48c6-bb99-f2e2d9ff2268&quot;}],&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;pinned&quot;:false,&quot;keyEvent&quot;:true,&quot;summary&quot;:false},&quot;blockCreatedOn&quot;:1766432160000,&quot;blockCreatedOnDisplay&quot;:&quot;19.36\u00a0GMT&quot;,&quot;blockLastUpdated&quot;:1766433640000,&quot;blockLastUpdatedDisplay&quot;:&quot;20.00\u00a0GMT&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublished&quot;:1766433641000,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplay&quot;:&quot;20.00\u00a0GMT&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone&quot;:&quot;20.00&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Greens lead constitutional challenge to anti-protest laws&quot;,&quot;contributors&quot;:[],&quot;primaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;Mon 22 Dec 2025 20.14 GMT&quot;,&quot;secondaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;First published on Mon 22 Dec 2025 19.36 GMT&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;69492e468f089a379a1e337b&quot;,&quot;elements&quot;:[{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;NSW parliament\u2019s emergency sitting of parliament in the wake of the Bondi shootings will continue today with the omnibus bill to change gun laws and to restrict protests expected to move to the upper house.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;89df26be-0d2e-4945-a57c-cc21a8f0a3a9&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;The lower house passed the bill last night after nearly 10 hours of debate. The Liberals voted with Labor, while the Nationals opposed the bill.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;6e4b8101-44a1-45a6-984b-4a4ec070e7dc&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;Labor does not have the numbers to pass legislation in the upper house but will again be counting on the Liberals to support the bill.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;a26646f7-bbaf-4290-841e-8ce777fc311f&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;The crossbench, the Nationals and the Greens are expected to move hundreds of amendments and could use debate on changes to force a marathon session on Tuesday night.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;d949494e-8ec3-4e2f-a766-7b6a6748ce4d&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;The usual rule to prevent the parliament sitting for very long hours will be lifted.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;9e9840b2-f55d-4482-bff2-b8c1fed0f05c&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;The Nationals, the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers party and other independents are vehemently opposed to Labor plans to restrict the number of guns that individuals can own to 4 while farmers and professional shooters will be restricted to 10.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;e8f5d3cf-d8cb-4fcb-8524-685bf1edb479&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;The Shooters plan to move about 120 amendments to this and other aspects of the proposed gun laws.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;eb11298f-84da-4065-bda9-bc79759a901b&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;The Greens are planning numerous amendments to the bans on protests, which they argue are unconstitutional and undemocratic.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;cbe8f44d-78ba-49b7-976f-d8587ebe213a&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;Government sources said the government was prepared to have the parliament sit on Christmas Day if it proved necessary, but added they were hopeful the bill would pass on Tuesday night.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;494469c6-3650-4aed-a877-b0165d4618cc&quot;}],&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;pinned&quot;:false,&quot;keyEvent&quot;:true,&quot;summary&quot;:false},&quot;blockCreatedOn&quot;:1766432160000,&quot;blockCreatedOnDisplay&quot;:&quot;19.36\u00a0GMT&quot;,&quot;blockLastUpdated&quot;:1766432852000,&quot;blockLastUpdatedDisplay&quot;:&quot;19.47\u00a0GMT&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublished&quot;:1766432853000,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplay&quot;:&quot;19.47\u00a0GMT&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone&quot;:&quot;19.47&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;NSW lower house passes gun reform and anti-protest bill&quot;,&quot;contributors&quot;:[{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Anne Davies&quot;,&quot;imageUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/uploads\/2018\/10\/30\/Anne-Davies.jpg?width=300&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=a318d510fe98e8a186ac3148609d08e8&quot;,&quot;largeImageUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/uploads\/2018\/10\/30\/Anne_Davies,_L.png?width=300&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=db59da2d536649716a0648aa9cc7906b&quot;}],&quot;primaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;Mon 22 Dec 2025 20.14 GMT&quot;,&quot;secondaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;First published on Mon 22 Dec 2025 19.36 GMT&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;679b43ab8f08d7cb6f3007fa&quot;,&quot;elements&quot;:[{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;Good morning and welcome to our live news blog. I\u2019m &lt;strong&gt;Martin Farrer&lt;\/strong&gt; with the day\u2019s breaking stories and then &lt;strong&gt;Stephanie Convery&lt;\/strong&gt; will take the reins.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;52b5bdf9-528b-40e7-be25-df51f5e40b5e&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;NSW parliament\u2019s emergency sitting of parliament in the wake of the Bondi massacre will continue today with the omnibus bill to change gun laws and to restrict protests expected to move to the upper house. More details coming up.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;732fbdef-8ad5-4045-aa9d-397cf25a112c&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;The NSW Greens, pro-Palestine and civil liberties groups will launch a constitutional challenge against the anti-protest laws this morning at 9.15. 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<strong>Elizabeth Jarrett <\/strong>of<strong> <\/strong>Blak Caucus; <strong>Nick Hanna<\/strong> of Hanna Legal; <strong>Nasser Mashni <\/strong>president of Australia Palestine Advocacy Network; <strong>Josh Lees <\/strong>of Palestine Action Group Sydney; NSW <strong>Timothy Roberts <\/strong>of the Council for Civil Liberties; <strong>Sheikh Wesam Charkawi; Shovan Bhattarai <\/strong>of Students for Palestine; Pete Moss of Labor Friends of Palestine; <strong>Zack Schofield <\/strong>of Rising Tide; <strong>April Holcombe <\/strong>of Community Action for Rainbow Rights; <strong>NSW Socialists<\/strong>; and the <strong>Coalition of Women for Justice and Peace.<\/strong><\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><gu-island name=\"ShareButton\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;size&quot;:&quot;xsmall&quot;,&quot;pageId&quot;:&quot;australia-news\/live\/2025\/dec\/23\/bondi-terror-attacks-response-nsw-law-changes-gun-law-reform-protest-restrictions-chris-minns-anthony-albanese-labr-sussan-ley-coalition-ntwnfb&quot;,&quot;hash&quot;:&quot;block-6949417e8f086a70a358cf35&quot;,&quot;queryParams&quot;:{&quot;page&quot;:&quot;with:block-6949417e8f086a70a358cf35&quot;},&quot;webTitle&quot;:&quot;Australia news live: NSW lower house passes anti-protest laws; 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The Liberals voted with Labor, while the Nationals opposed the bill.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Labor does not have the numbers to pass legislation in the upper house but will again be counting on the Liberals to support the bill.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The crossbench, the Nationals and the Greens are expected to move hundreds of amendments and could use debate on changes to force a marathon session on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The usual rule to prevent the parliament sitting for very long hours will be lifted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The Nationals, the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers party and other independents are vehemently opposed to Labor plans to restrict the number of guns that individuals can own to 4 while farmers and professional shooters will be restricted to 10.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The Shooters plan to move about 120 amendments to this and other aspects of the proposed gun laws.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The Greens are planning numerous amendments to the bans on protests, which they argue are unconstitutional and undemocratic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Government sources said the government was prepared to have the parliament sit on Christmas Day if it proved necessary, but added they were hopeful the bill would pass on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><gu-island name=\"ShareButton\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;size&quot;:&quot;xsmall&quot;,&quot;pageId&quot;:&quot;australia-news\/live\/2025\/dec\/23\/bondi-terror-attacks-response-nsw-law-changes-gun-law-reform-protest-restrictions-chris-minns-anthony-albanese-labr-sussan-ley-coalition-ntwnfb&quot;,&quot;hash&quot;:&quot;block-69492e468f089a379a1e337b&quot;,&quot;queryParams&quot;:{&quot;page&quot;:&quot;with:block-69492e468f089a379a1e337b&quot;},&quot;webTitle&quot;:&quot;Australia news live: NSW lower house passes anti-protest laws; Greens and pro-Palestine groups plan constitutional challenge&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:11,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:0},&quot;context&quot;:&quot;LiveBlock&quot;}\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Australia news live: NSW lower house passes anti-protest laws; Greens and pro-Palestine groups plan constitutional challenge&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/live\/2025\/dec\/23\/bondi-terror-attacks-response-nsw-law-changes-gun-law-reform-protest-restrictions-chris-minns-anthony-albanese-labr-sussan-ley-coalition-ntwnfb?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69492e468f089a379a1e337b#block-69492e468f089a379a1e337b\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"-3 -3 30 30\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M19 16c1.675 0 3 1.35 3 3 0 1.675-1.325 3-3 3a2.97 2.97 0 0 1-2.975-3c0-.125 0-.275.025-.375L7.1 14.15a2.9 2.9 0 0 1-2.075.825C3.325 14.975 2 13.65 2 12a3.004 3.004 0 0 1 3.025-3.025c.775 0 1.5.35 2.075.875l8.95-4.475c-.025-.1-.025-.225-.025-.4A2.966 2.966 0 0 1 19 2c1.675 0 3 1.325 3 2.975C22 6.65 20.675 8 19 8c-.8 0-1.475-.325-2.05-.825l-8.975 4.45C8 11.7 8 11.825 8 12s0 .3-.025.375l8.975 4.45c.575-.5 1.25-.825 2.05-.825m0-12.8c-.975 0-1.8.775-1.8 1.775S18.025 6.8 19 6.8c1 0 1.825-.825 1.825-1.825S20 3.2 19 3.2m0 17.6c1 0 1.825-.825 1.825-1.8 0-1-.825-1.8-1.825-1.8-.975 0-1.8.8-1.8 1.8 0 .975.825 1.8 1.8 1.8\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/gu-island><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<aside data-ad-slot=\"true\" class=\"ad-slot-container ad-slot-desktop dcr-jko40v\"\/>\n<aside data-ad-slot=\"true\" class=\"ad-slot-container dcr-jko40v\"\/>\n<article id=\"block-679b43ab8f08d7cb6f3007fa\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\">\n<h2 class=\"dcr-1wl2b6o\">Welcome<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Good morning and welcome to our live news blog. I\u2019m <strong>Martin Farrer<\/strong> with the day\u2019s breaking stories and then <strong>Stephanie Convery<\/strong> will take the reins.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">NSW parliament\u2019s emergency sitting of parliament in the wake of the Bondi massacre will continue today with the omnibus bill to change gun laws and to restrict protests expected to move to the upper house. More details coming up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The NSW Greens, pro-Palestine and civil liberties groups will launch a constitutional challenge against the anti-protest laws this morning at 9.15. We\u2019ll have more on this shortly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Shareholders in Seven West Media have overwhelmingly thrown their support behind a deal to create an Australian media giant spanning television, radio, print and digital by merging with Triple M owner Southern Cross Austereo. 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