Police have promised a strong presence at Sydney Town Hall where people are expected to hold an unauthorised rally inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement.
Black Lives Matter protest organisers have launched an urgent appeal in the NSW Court of Appeal in the hope of seeking permission for Sydney's rally to go ahead on Saturday afternoon.
BREAKING: An urgent appeal is being lodged right now in the NSW Court of Appeal from the BLM court decision last night. The organisers have received strong advice from lawyers across the legal community that the decision has significant flaws that amount to jurisdictional error.But many protesters have publicly pledged to attend regardless, with the rally's original organisers also promising to hand out face masks and hand sanitiser nearby"unrelated to any gathering".
Protest organiser Raul Bassi told the court the protest would go ahead regardless and it was safer for the court to grant permission so proper social distancing protocols could be put in place. Police initiated the court action on Friday afternoon to stop the protest, but it became apparent during the four-hour Supreme Court hearing that the rally had never been deemed an authorised public assembly.Scott Morrison compares Black Lives Matter protests to Anzac Day, urges Australians to show 'respect' and not attend
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