SA Speaker to consider protest applications.

SA Speaker to consider protest applications.:

"People wanting to hold peaceful rallies outside the South Australian Parliament in Adelaide during a two-day visit by the US Defence Secretary are now being told they are allowed to do so."

Adelaide people have always held peaceful rallies. The ones which were difficult to manage were the ones about Vietnam and this is because the feelings were running very high at the time and the police were less adept at managing an outcry. The police have come a long way as have we. It must be their worst nightmare to have to protect a public figure from anywhere. I can understand they inititally said protesting was not a good idea. We still have the right to rally. Making your opinions known at a rally is something which ought to be able to occur. Protesting, as such, is a normal part of a democracy even though it seems to occur in waves. The balancing act of managing it is always difficult in this day and age. I am glad it wasn't forbidden in the end because we haven't banned them, to my knowledge, before.