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Premier Chris Minns has urged those planning to attend a Sydney anti-immigration rally promoted by One Nation’s Barnaby Joyce to stay away.
Joyce encouraged his supporters to join the rally in central Sydney that calls for the government to be “sacked” despite pleas from the premier for a summer of calm.
“Don’t do it. Don’t go ahead with it right now – people are burying their dead,” Minns told Nine’s Today program on Sunday.
Barnaby Joyce and Pauline Hanson at the memorial for the victims at Bondi earlier this week.Credit: Janie Barrett
NSW Police confirmed the rally is unauthorised.
“Without this authorisation, the event is not legally protected as an authorised assembly and individuals who choose to attend may be liable for obstruction and unlawful assembly offences,” police said in a statement.
“This is not a time for public gatherings that may heighten tension.”
The rally will take place at 2pm and Joyce said he will address the crowd.
Minns will introduce new legislation on Monday to ban large protests in the wake of a terror attack.
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