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SA government warned against rushing through new protest penalties

2023-05-25 7 Dailymotion

The South Australian government has left the door open to easing its crackdown on protests amid a major backlash from unions and human rights campaigners. There are calls for the proposed changes, which introduce jail time and raises the maximum financial penalty from $750 to $50,000, to face further scrutiny after they passed the parliament’s lower house.