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Occupy Sydney

Occupy Sydney
Part of the "Occupy" protests
Crowds gathered in Martin Place for Occupy Sydney, October 2011
Date15 October 2011 – 2013
Location
Caused byEconomic inequality, corporate influence over government, housing affordability inter alia
MethodsDemonstration, occupation, protest, street protesters
Number
Up to 3,000 at peak[1] (100 sleeping at peak)
Judicial response
Arrested91
Charged45
Fined45 (30 for breaching local government acts)

Occupy Sydney was a social movement and protest as part of the global Occupy movements, in Sydney, Australia. The occupation began on 15 October 2011 outside the Reserve Bank of Australia in Martin Place.[1] The Martin Place occupation was first evicted by NSW Police on 23 October 2011.[2] This eviction and later police action was named Operation Goulding. Another eviction attempt occurred on 2 February 2012. The protest site was removed five times in early July 2013, only to re-establish itself each time within hours.

  1. ^ a b "Police close down overnight camp after thousands attend Occupy Sydney". Indymedia Australia, 15 October 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  2. ^ correspondents, our. "Australia: Riot police evict Occupy Sydney - World Socialist Web Site". www.wsws.org. Retrieved 9 May 2017. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

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