Benny Zable and Tarneen Onus Browne have filed a legal challenge in the Federal Court against Victoria Police's decision to declare Melbourne's CBD and surrounding suburbs a "designated area" for six months, enabling officers to conduct warrantless pat-down searches across the entire CBD, and making it an offence to refuse a search.
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Protester statue proposed for Byron Bay. The statue is of Benny Zable in costume, and you can contribute by buying a mini statue.
Legal challenge to CBD-wide warrantless searches
Matthew Jeffrey: First Nations Organiser and Climate Justice Advocate
As a Wadi Wadi man and the First Nations Organiser Coordinator for Rising Tide, Matthew Jeffrey's role is to create a welcoming and empowering space for First Nations people at climate protests like the Newcastle event. This includes facilitating advocacy and increasing their participation in climate justice discussions.
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Bec Horridge, Claudia Craig, Mia Audrey & Keiran Stewart-Assheton.
