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Judge criticises Abbott's 'misconceived' comments over harbour bridge protest
Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters crossed the Sydney Harbour Bridge in August. (ABC News: Liam Patrick)
Former prime minister Tony Abbott said in a social media post judges should not decide when a political protest was justified.
Chief Justice Andrew Bell denied that the decision to approve a pro-Palestinian march on the Sydney Harbour Bridge was political.
Mr Abbott said it is was a "slippery slope when unelected judges start making political judgments".
The New South Wales chief justice has criticised Tony Abbott's "misconceived" comments on a judge's decision to approve a pro-Palestinian march on the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
The former prime minister said it should not be for judges to decide when a political protest was justified, in a social media post following Justice Belinda Rigg's ruling last August.
Top judge takes aim at Tony Abbott over ‘misconceived’ social media post
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The state’s top judge has taken aim at former prime minister Tony Abbott over a social media post as he issued a stern rebuke about the dangers of misinformed criticism of court decisions.
NSW Chief Justice Andrew Bell used his speech at a dinner on Thursday to mark the new law term to express concern about the corrosive effect of public attacks on judges that were made “in terms that betray an ignorance” of the law.
Two Supreme Court judges “who have been the subject of highly personalised and misconceived criticism in some sections of the media for particular decisions have received death threats in the last 18 months”, Bell said.
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NSW chief justice says Tony Abbott’s criticism of Harbour Bridge march judge ‘misconceived and ignorant’
Andrew Bell says it’s ‘regrettable’ that former PM suggested judge had made a ‘political judgment’ regarding pro-Palestine protest in August
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The chief justice of New South Wales has criticised former prime minister Tony Abbott for what he says was a regrettable, misconceived and ignorant attack on a judge’s decision regarding last year’s pro-Palestine Sydney Harbour Bridge march.
Andrew Bell said in a speech on Thursday evening that Abbott’s post on X in August last year threatened social cohesion.
Abbott commented on a NSW supreme court decision before the Gaza harbour bridge march that an estimated 225,000 to 300,000 people attended.
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