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Multiple Arrests at Brisbane Pro-Palestine Rally Under New Hate Laws

4/18/2026

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Police arrested multiple individuals at a pro-Palestine rally in Brisbane on April 16, 2026.
They removed a banner bearing the banned slogan "from the river to the sea" and detained those involved.
The protest occurred near the Supreme Court as Queensland's hate speech laws prohibit phrases deemed offensive.
Liam Parry was the subject of the first arrest under the new hate speech laws on March 11 for similar offenses.

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Police arrested multiple individuals at a pro-Palestine rally in Brisbane on April 16, 2026.
They removed a banner bearing the banned slogan "from the river to the sea" and detained those involved.
The protest occurred near the Supreme Court as Queensland's hate speech laws prohibit phrases deemed offensive.
Liam Parry was the subject of the first arrest under the new hate speech laws on March 11 for similar offenses.