$20m public liability insurance to rally in a park: How council red tape hinders the right to protest

October 14, 2026 · 4:22 am 1 sources

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• $20m public liability insurance to rally in a park: How council red tape hinders the right to protest
  The Guardian · October 14, 2026 04:22
  Public gatherings stymied by bureaucracy, Australian Democracy Network and Deakin University researchers find Council red tape is stymieing the right to protest, a report has said, after a regional New South Wales council told a protest organiser they needed a $20m public liability insurance…