Overview
- A protester-filmed clip that circulated on Monday morning shows an officer pushing a woman who then falls while standing in front of a police vehicle at a Wollongong Friends of Palestine picket.
- NSW Police have confirmed they are reviewing the footage and a spokesman said the incident is under internal review.
- Greens senator David Shoebridge posted the video, said he spoke with the injured woman who remains in pain, and joined organisers calling for an independent investigation into policing at pro-Palestine demonstrations.
- Police arrested a 24-year-old at the picket who was later granted conditional bail to appear at Port Kembla Local Court, and organisers reported a heavier police presence that included Public Order and Riot Squad officers.
- The picket targets Bisalloy Steels for past contracts with Israeli defence firms, and the company — Australia’s only maker of armour-grade quenched and tempered steel plates — has not confirmed its current partnership status.