“The report lays bare a stark and troubling reality of police conduct. What unfolded did not happen in isolated pockets, or in the heat of the moment by individual officers. Rather, across different locations and times, the same tactical pattern repeats…

These risks materialised in injuries to real people, with Legal Observers NSW documenting at least 20 incidents involving injury.

Continuing arrests of participants in the rally following the 9th of February have also restricted the capacity of community members to provide evidence to the LECC, because participation now carries the risk that police will bring further prosecutions on the basis of relatively minor conduct. Early morning raids on protest participants have created an intimidatory effect that interferes with the efficacy of the LECC investigation. (my bolding)

The events of the 9th of February are not isolated. Over recent years, Legal Observers NSW have documented a rapid escalation in the use of force by NSW Police against protesters… Well before the 9th of February, people at peaceful protests had already suffered twisted ankles, broken bones and significant bruising. This escalating rate of police violence at protests must stop.”

When the authoritarian cabal catches a cold we sneeze and sneeze.

It’d be so much fun to watch the seagull patrol.

A bit creepy that they started falling while portraying DNA.

This is great news!

That’s great! We should be doing this all over the country.

TH: https://www.wsiairport.com.au/discover-wsi

I am sorry you and so many others will be impacted.

Yeh, next to working class suburbs and the Blue Mts National Park. There were other choices (from memory). Kingsford Smith Airport (Sydney Internaitional airport) flightpaths don’t operate 24/7. The curfew is from 11pm to 6am.

Can you imagine what it would be like to have the noise of planes every hour of every day? No curfew. Noise insulation grants will be available for some residents but nevertheless, it will result in health problems in vulnerable populations and will spoil the tranquil beauty of the BM Nat Park

Many people living in the densely-populated areas around the airport and in the Blue Mountains would not be having a fun-run. They are going to be subjected to overhead noise 24/7. That is nothing fun or worth celebrating.