Protesters Arrested Over 'River to Sea' Banner

0:00It's April 18th. This is Sydney News Today, local news powered by AI. Hundreds of pro-Palestine protesters hit the streets near Brisbane Supreme Court on Saturday, pushing back against Queensland's new hate speech, laws, but things escalated quick when police made several arrests. A group pulled out a banner with the phrase, From the River to the Sea, which is banned in the state if it's meant to minis or offend anyone. Officers were voicing strong objections to these laws, seeing them as limits on free speech during rallies like this one. Meanwhile, cops confirmed the arrests after removing the banner and leading away those holding it up. This isn't the first time. Before Saturday, at least three folks got nabbed under the rules they kicked in last month, including 33-year-old. Liam Perry, charged back on March 11th for displaying a prohibited slogan outside Parliament House, and the cases keep stacking up as tensions run.