NSW Police have launched legal action to oppose about 10,000 pro-Palestine protesters from marching to the steps of the Opera House.

The Palestine Action Group has applied to hold a protest from Hyde Park to the Opera House on October 12 to mark the second anniversary of Israel's ongoing war in Gaza after Hamas' attack on October 7, 2023.

Today, NSW Police has lodged an action at the Supreme Court to knock down the demonstration, citing public safety concerns.

"I've instructed the Office of General Counsel to lodge this matter in the Supreme Court, objecting to this particular public assembly at the Opera House," NSW Police Assistant Commissioner Peter McKenna told reporters this afternoon.

McKenna stressed police were not "anti-protest".

He said the Opera House cannot facilitate 10,

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