NSW's high court has banned a protest on Aboriginal deaths in custody, which was expected to draw thousands to the Sydney CBD. 9News
Justice Fagan said he appreciated the rally's central issue and that it was designed to be concurrent with similar events in other countries.
Supporters of the Black Lives Matter protest group outside the Supreme Court in Sydney, Friday, June 5, 2020. NSW Police are taking legal action to stop a proposed Black Lives Matter protest in Sydney this weekend after the premier said it couldn't be held safely during the coronavirus crisis. NO ARCHIVING
"Everyone has given up a lot in order to defeat the disease on the basis that this is best advice health officials have given us," he said. Police originally asked the court to rule invalid a document Mr Bassi had given them a week ago advising 50 people would attend a vigil near Central Station.
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