Chris Minns has defended the actions of police at a Sydney rally against Israeli president Isaac Herzog's visit after video footage emerged showing officers repeatedly punching protesters.
The NSW premier on Tuesday rejected suggestions his own anti-protest restrictions had created what he deemed to be an "impossible situation" for police dealing with thousands of protesters outside Sydney's Town Hall.
Anthony Albanese in question time defended Herzog's invitation and urged Australia to "turn the temperature down" after the Greens MP Elizabeth Watson-Brown said Herzog's visit had "undermined unity and social cohesion".
NSW police charged nine people involved in Monday's protest. Further protests are expected in Sydney and Melbourne on Tuesday night.
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Punched, pepper sprayed, charged: police accused of brutality at Sydney protests
Last night tens of thousands of people gathered in cities across Australia to protest against a visit by Israel's president, Isaac Herzog.
Outside the Sydney Town Hall in the CBD it wasn't long before the protest turned violent, with video footage showing police pepper-spraying, charging and dragging protesters - including Muslim worshippers who were kneeling in prayer. Nine people have been charged after the clashes with police, with police saying more charges are expected to be laid.
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