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

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1. Wed, 14 October 2026

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

     Public gatherings stymied by bureaucracy, Australian Democracy Network and Deakin University researchers find Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast 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 policy to hold a rally in a park. A report released on Wednesday, co-authored by Australian Democracy Network (ADN) and Deakin University’s...