Overview
- Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon extended the Public Assembly Restriction Declaration for two more weeks while carving out much of the CBD, including Hyde Park, so the Invasion Day march can proceed.
- Limits remain across the Eastern Suburbs and parts of the northern CBD, including areas around Darling Harbour and up to Oxford Street, with formal protest authorisations suspended in those zones.
- NSW Police say a significant operation will oversee upcoming events, with powers to issue move‑on directions, manage routes, and require face coverings removed for identification.
- Activist groups have mounted legal challenges to the laws and Blak Caucus member Elizabeth Ann Jarrett has sued the state, with a court hearing scheduled for 29 January.
- An anti‑immigration March for Australia event is planned to start at Prince Alfred Park outside the restricted area, and police say it will be closely monitored.