WA police ban 'excluded persons' from protesting at defence expo
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Thu, 1 October 2026
1 report- ABC News (Australia)09:38
New legislation passed last month gives WA police additional temporary powers to manage next week's Land Forces event, and at least six people have already received letters banning them from protesting inside the security zone.
Fri, 2 October 2026
1 report- The Guardian World08:31first to report
Under new WA laws anyone who defies an exclusion order could face a maximum $36,000 fine and three years in prison Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Activists and a Greens MP have threatened legal action after the Western Australia police banned at least 12 people entering a designated security area where the Land Forces weapons expo will be held in Perth from 6 October. The police used special powers given to them by the WA government last month to ban the activists...
Mon, 5 October 2026
2 reports- afr.com06:52
- ABC News (Australia)21:07
Australia's biggest defence expo is making its debut in Perth with the WA government saying it is important "strategically, commercially" as anti-war activists prepare to protest.
Tue, 6 October 2026
1 report- ABC News (Australia)09:56
Protesters in Perth gather to oppose the biennial Land Forces expo, held in Perth two years after ugly scenes in Melbourne.