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Almost 100,000 people came out to march across Sydney Harbour Bridge,
police say, and crowd was so ‘huge’ lives could have been lost

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Around '90,000 people' attended pro-Palestine rally, NSW Police say

NSW Police are holding a press conference in Sydney after a march across Sydney Harbour Bridge was stopped due to safety concerns.

Acting Deputy Commissioner Peter McKenna said police estimate 90,000 people took part in the protest.

“At points today we were really concerned about a crowd crush,” McKenna said, noting the number of attended was larger than the 50,000 that organisers estimated would be in attendance in yesterday’s successful NSW supreme court bid.

“We could not get those people, the number, the significant size of that crowd off that northern egress route without risking crowd crush. We could not allow those numbers to then egress into the northern side, into those train stations without again, that real risk of crowd crush.”

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17.34 AEST

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1h ago17.00 AEST

Caitlin Cassidy

‘This is history in the making’, Sydney protester says

It was striking how many children were in attendance at today’s march across the Sydney Harbour bridge, with many carrying handmade signs and leading chants.

Aaliyah, 8, sat on her father’s shoulders calling out “Free Palestine”, her face painted with the Palestinian flag.

Her parents, Ali and Hanan, said it was “the injustice” that had brought them out today.

“It’s 2025, how can we witness this,” Ali said. “This is a big moment. This is history in the making. The people shut down the harbour bridge - the people did it.”

To Hanan, having her daughter there was special, representing something “bigger than us”.

“It’s very important to teach our children you stand up for what’s right. When something is unjust, you stand up for those who don’t have a voice.”

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/aug/03/australia-news-pro-palestine-march-sydney-harbour-bridge-melbourne-nsw-wild-weather-sunday-ntwnfb