{
  "id": 14367836,
  "title": "$20m public liability insurance to rally in a park: How council red tape hinders the right to protest",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/20m-public-liability-insurance-to-rally-in-a-park-how-council-red-14367836",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T04:22:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/14/councils-making-protesters-purchase-public-liability-insurance"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Public gatherings stymied by bureaucracy, Australian Democracy Network and Deakin University researchers find Council red tape is stymieing the right to protest, a report has said, after a regional New South Wales council told a protest organiser they needed a $20m public liability insurance policy to hold a rally in a park. A report released on Wednesday, co-authored by Australian Democracy…",
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        "outlet": "The Guardian Australia",
        "title": "$20m public liability insurance to rally in a park: How council red tape hinders the right to protest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/20m-public-liability-insurance-to-rally-in-a-park-how-council-red",
        "published": "2026-10-14T04:22:19.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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