https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/sydney-protest-ban-partially-lifted-paving-way-for-january-26-march/ar-AA1Uy7dJ?ocid=winp2fptaskbar&cvid=6a66d8e6a3eb4bdaed702b1fe77d2538&ei=7#comments

"The controversial declaration banning protests on Sydney’s city streets has been partially lifted by NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon, smoothing the path for planned Australia Day marches after a month-long ban.

In a compromise that will allow the annual Invasion Day protest to be staged on Monday, Lanyon has dropped the declaration order for streets in the Sydney CBD, while preserving the ban on all other Sydney streets for another fortnight.

He exercised the first 14-day ban on December 24 under the powers introduced in response to the Bondi terror attack. It was extended by another fortnight on January 6.

The newly excluded area will include Darling Harbour, the suburbs north of Oxford Street and all the eastern suburbs north of Clovelly. It won’t include Hyde Park, Belmore Park and Victoria Park, among the areas included in the annual Invasion Day march.

“This is about getting the balance right,” Lanyon said on Tuesday afternoon.

“This is about ensuring that we are enabling people to protest, enabling free speech, but make sure that the community remains safe.”

Preserving the ban in the city’s northern streets is designed to support the tens of thousands of spectators expected to converge on Circular Quay for official Australia Day celebrations, Lanyon said, while blocking demonstrations in the eastern suburbs was deemed “appropriate” following the Bondi massacre.

A March for Australia anti-immigration demonstration is expected to start at Prince Alfred Park on Monday, south of Central Station and out of the prohibited area, which will coincide with similar rallies taking place in other capital cities. Police are expected to closely monitor the March for Australia and Invasion Day rallies, which will be staged within streets of each other.

The tough protest powers were included in an omnibus bill passed during an emergency sitting of NSW parliament after the Bondi massacre, and were exercised by Lanyon in the hours after its assent.

Tuesday’s decision will allow protest groups to lodge applications to stage demonstrations on CBD streets across the next fortnight, which will then be assessed by NSW Police. A third consecutive total declaration would have extended the ban through to February, prohibiting the annual Invasion Day march staged through the Sydney CBD.

It comes four days after riot squad and mounted police descended on Town Hall to watch over demonstrators rallying against the new protest laws and the impending visit of Israeli President Isaac Herzog to Australia."

“Australians are absolutely sick to death of the negative Nancy stuff.”

76% of Australians support celebrating our nation day on its traditional date of 26 January.

Australians are sick and tired of the negative, hate-filled rhetoric of radical activists that denigrate our nation.

https://x.com/TheIPA/status/2013732092299890798

meh……If a bunch of white people want to spend their day protesting about ancient history - we have a reasonably free country so they can go for it.     No matter what we do as a nation, it will never be enough   and the demands will just keep on stacking up.       I have bought a few lamb loin chops and got the gas bottle refilled so, my day is planned for enjoyment

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I have bought a few lamb loin chops and got the gas bottle refilled so, my day is planned for enjoyment

I will cook leg of lamb for 48 hrs @ 62C in sous vide and finish it in smoker using sheoak as smoke wood.
That is how smoke ceremony should be done properly.

I'll check the shopping list - the smell of barbecue everywhere.... coupla cold ones on the patio...

Might get the barbie going on smoker ... just turn 'er n to 225 deg, some wood chips of the desired kind in a foil container open top and let her heat then put in your meat - wait a minute .... that brings memories...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iz0YXizyqbU


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Sky News host James Macpherson says taxpayers are becoming fed up with the debate over changing the date of Australia Day.

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Frank wrote on Jan 21^st, 2026 at 8:50pm:

“Australians are absolutely sick to death of the negative Nancy stuff.” 76% of Australians support celebrating our nation day on its traditional date of 26 January. Australians are sick and tired of the negative, hate-filled rhetoric of radical activists that denigrate our nation. https://x.com/TheIPA/status/2013732092299890798

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Have a happy Australia Day everyone! Always was, Always Will Be, 26 January.