Pride In Protest Banned At Mardi Gras

On Friday afternoon, the Sydney Mardi Gras chief executive, Jesse Matheson, announced that the board had banned the Pride In Protest float entry from its parade for making pro-Palestinian social media posts that they refused to take down. The posts had described another Mardi Gras group, Dayenu, as being “pro-Zionist” and “supporting genocide”.

In response, around 200 people turned up at Sydney Town Hall on Saturday to condemn Matheson and the Mardi Gras board.

With a large riot squad contingent in tow, the protests marched from Town Hall to Hyde Park, where they were prevented from entering into the holding pen and barred from participating in the parade.

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Free Palestine Rally

Photographs from Sunday’s Free Palestine rally at Hyde Park, Gadigal Land, Sydney, ‘Australia’.

It was the first rally held after the NSW government’s special protest ban during the visit by Israeli President, Isaac Herzog.

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Mardi Gras Street Rally

Photographs from yesterday’s Mardi Gras Street Rally.

Aunty Rhonda Dixon-Grovenor kicked off proceedings with a Welcome To Country. Speakers spoke out against police violence, especially against First Nations and LGBTQI communities, as well as for Trans rights and cops out of the Mardi Gras parade.

Protesters marched from Pride Square in Newtown, Gadigal Land, down King Street to Fair Day at Victoria Park.

The rally was organised by Pride in Protest..

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TJ Hickey Rally - 22 Years Later

Photographs from yesterday’s TJ Hickey rally - the 22nd anniversary of his death which occurred in 2004 during a police pursuit in Redfern Waterloo.

The rally started at Waterloo Green, where TJ was killed, with speeches from family and supporters. Aunty Joan Bell performed a Welcome To Country on Gadigal Land. Led by TJ’s mother, Gail Hickey, protesters then marched to The Block in Redfern.

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This Is Not A Police State - Rally

Hundreds of people turned up last night to Martin Place on Gadigal Land to protest against increasing police powers and new anti-protest laws, especially in the light of this week’s violent police response to the huge rally against the visit to ‘Australia’ by Israel’s President, Isaac Herzog, who has been found to have incited genocide in Gaza by a UN Commission of Inquiry.

Yesterday’s protest was organised by Stop The War On Palestine - Sydney.

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Healing Ceremony

Stop Police Brutality Protest

Gadigal Land, Tuesday, 10th of February, 2026.

Around 2000 people turned up to Surry Hills Police Station last Tuesday to protest against the brutal police violence meted out at the Anti-Herzog rally which took place the night before.

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Police Attack Huge Herzog Protest

Gadigal Land, Monday 9th of February, 2026:

NSW police violently attacked huge numbers of protesters on Monday as tens of thousands turned out to demonstrate against the visit of the President of Israel, Isaac Herzog.

Under new draconian anti-protest laws introduced by the NSW Minns Labor government, police employed kettling, pepper spray and beatings to disperse protesters from Sydney Town Hall, forcing the crowds down George Street to Central Station.

Herzog, who was invited to ‘Australia’ by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, has been found to have incited genocide in Gaza by a UN Commission of Inquiry.

There have been calls for an independent investigation into the actions of police at Monday night’s rally, with Amnesty International calling the police violence “unnecessary and disproportionate”.

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Stop Black Deaths In Custody Rally

Photographs from yesterday’s Stop Black Deaths In Custody rally on Gadigal Land.

Last year, NSW recorded its highest number of First Nations deaths in custody. There have already been 3 deaths this year.

Focus was on the case of Patrick Fisher, who was killed after falling from a balcony during a police incident in Waterloo on this day in 2018. Patrick Fisher’s mother was present at yesterday’s rally.

Protestors marched from Hyde Park to the Surry Hills Police Station.

The rally was organised by The Blak Caucus.

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Free Palestine Rally - Protest Israel's President

Sunday’s Free Palestine rally drew thousands out to Hyde Park, on Gadigal Land, to protest against the imminent visit of Israel’s President, Isaac Herzog, after having been invited by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Israel has been found to have committed war crimes by a UN Independent Commission and is currently being investigated for war crimes and genocide by the International Court of Justice, a case brought on by South Africa.

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Yabun 2026

Invasion Day 2026

Invasion Day, 2026, Ground Zero, Gadigal Land.

Around 50,000-80,000 people marched from Hyde Park, through the CBD to Victoria Park. Some say this was the largest Invasion Day protest ever, despite attempts by the NSW government to ban the march as part of their new draconian anti-protest laws.

The rally was organised by The Blak Caucus.

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Portraits At Addi Road

Portraits taken at Addison Road Community Centre Hall, Marrickville, Gadigal and Wangal Lands: Lizzy, William, Harpeet, Jamil, Carolyn and Charlie.

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Rally for David Dungay Jnr - 10 Years On

Around 300 people attended Sunday’s rally at Hyde Park, Gadigal Land, marking the 10th anniversary of the death of Dunghutti man, David Dungay Jnr, who was killed at Long Bay Gaol in 2015 when six prison officers sedated him and pinned him down after he refused to stop eating a packet of biscuits. His last words were “I can’t breathe”.

Dungay’s nephew, Paul Silva led the rally, demanding a new independent investigation into his uncle’s death.

Other speakers included Rick Hampson, father of Dougie Hampson who was also killed in custody, Paddy Gibson, researcher at UTS and NSW Greens MP, Sue Higginson. All speakers spoke out against the new anti-protest laws in NSW, which civil liberties groups say restrict political expression.

Protesters were blocked from marching to the Domain by a huge police presence as part of the new anti-protest regime.

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Genocide Is A Crime - Protest Is Not Rally

Heavily armed police, including some with long arms were on hand as hundreds turned out last night at Sydney Town Hall Square, on Gadigal Land to protest against NSW’s new anti-protest laws and the Federal Government’s ‘hate speech’ legislation which they will try and ram through parliament in coming weeks. Civil liberties groups and protesters say these laws will stifle free speech and chill political expression.

The rally also spoke out against the visit of the President of Israel, Isaac Herzog, in the wake of the Bondi massacre and the war on Gaza.

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Hands Off Venezuela Snap Rally

Photographs from yesterday’s rally at Sydney Town Hall, Gadigal Land, protesting against the United States’ armed attack on Venezuela and the abduction of its President, Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, acts that some pundits say was illegal.

Protesters were met with a heavy police presence, including a low flying helicopter - a show of force under the NSW’s new protest laws regime.

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Vigil And Rally In Response To Bondi Beach Massacre

Photographs from last night’s vigil for the Bondi Beach massacre and rally against the NSW ALP Minns’ government’s anti-protest laws which can effectively ban public protest for up to 3 months. Lawyers and activists say these new laws may be unconstitutional and have already flagged a challenge in the courts.

Held at Sydney Town Hall on Gadigal Land and organised by Jews Against The Occupation and Stop The War On Palestine.

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Greedozer - Portraits of Benny Zable

Portraits of life-long 80-year old activist, artist and performer, Benny Zable, in his famous ‘Greedozer’ costume, shot on location at the Rising Tide protest in Newcastle on Worimi and Awakabal Lands in November.

Zable’s ‘Greedozer’ has made appearances at many of the major environmental, political and anti-war protest campaigns in Australia and overseas for decades, from the Franklin Dam protests in the 1980s, to blockades against the Jabiluka uranium mines in the Northern Territory, at Occupy Wall Street camps in New York and, more recently, at pro-Palestine rallies around the country.

Benny Zable is currently one of the lead applicants, along with First Nations activist, Tarneen Onus Browne, challenging the Victorian Government’s ‘pat-down’ laws, which give police expanded powers to stop and search anyone in Melbourne’s CBD.

Versions of Zable’s ‘Greedozer’ costume are held by various museums, including by the National Museum of Australia.

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Madeline McGrady

Portraits of Gomeroi filmmaker, activist and writer, Madeline McGrady, at her home near Wyong.

Born and raised on the Aboriginal mission of Toomelah in northern NSW, Madeline McGrady rose out of poverty and deeply entrenched racism to become one of a new wave of trailblazing Aboriginal filmmakers during the early 1980s, with ground breaking films including ‘Always Was, Always Will Be’ about land rights, ‘Welcome to Wee Waa’ about Black Deaths in Custody and ‘Guniwaya Ngigu’ (We Fight) a documentary on the campaign against the 1982 Commonwealth Games. She was the first Aboriginal person to sit on the board at The Australian Film Commission.

Now based on Darkinjung country, Madeline McGrady continues to advocate for social and economic justice for her people and community.

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Free Palestine Rally

Photographs from Sunday’s Free Palestine Rally - a national day of action, on Gadigal Land.

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