If you come along and do the right thing \u2013 don\u2019t commit offences, don\u2019t obstruct people, don\u2019t obstruct roadways \u2026 then there\u2019ll be no need for us to intercede.<\/p>\n
If, however, people commit offences \u2013 criminal offences, or antisocial behaviour, or do anything that we think puts anyone in harm\u2019s way \u2013 we won\u2019t hesitate to take action if they do.<\/p>\n
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Asked what the police response would be if those at the vigil decide to march, McKenna said it would depend on whether they obstruct people or traffic.<\/p>\n
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People are allowed to walk around the CBD, people are allowed to hold public assemblies. They\u2019ve got a democratic right to protest in Australia.<\/p>\n
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Anthony Albanese<\/strong> has released a statement on the one-year anniversary of the 7 October attack by Hamas on Israel, where 1,450 people were killed or kidnapped.<\/p>\n“,”elementId”:”2794eb5b-38a9-4da0-b5e8-dccec03b99a8″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<\/p>\n
The prime minister said 7 October is a day that \u201ccarries terrible pain\u201d, marking the largest loss of Jewish life on any single day since the Holocaust.<\/p>\n
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Albanese said it was also a day to think of the hostages \u201cwhose lives remain suspended in the fear and isolation of captivity\u201d:<\/p>\n
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For their loved ones, this past year must have felt like an eternity \u2013 the agony of waiting and not knowing, or of having the terrible truth confirmed.<\/p>\n
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Albanese said that since 7 October, Jewish Australians have \u201cfelt the cold shadows of antisemitism reaching into the present day\u201d and \u201cas a nation we say never again\u201d.<\/p>\n
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We unequivocally condemn all prejudice and hatred. There is no place in Australia for discrimination against people of any faith \u2026 We recognise the distress the conflict has caused here in Australia \u2026 The number of civilians who have lost their lives is a devastating tragedy.<\/p>\n
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Today, we reflect on the truth of our shared humanity, of the hope that peace is possible, and the belief that it belongs to all people.<\/p>\n
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