Laws targeting protesters are being rushed through state parliaments; but they are often poorly designed and sometimes, unconstitutional
OPINION: Recent high-profile disruptive protests by climate activists in Australia have led to rapid changes in legislation, with new laws and amendments to existing acts being introduced in some cases in as little as 24 hours; but University of South Australia Senior Law Lecturer Dr Sarah Moulds warns that such swift lawmaking can lead to poorly designed, unconstitutional and widely opposed legislation.