Explosive Devices – Melbourne Activist Legal Support

Statement of Concern: Policing of the ‘March For Australia’ and Counter-Rallies

12 September 2025 20 minute read

Melbourne Activist Legal Support (MALS) expresses concern about the actions of Victoria Police on Sunday 31 August 2025 in Melbourne and failure to mitigate risks posed by neo-Nazis. Summary MALS observed that police operational tactics deployed on the day, which focused solely upon separating opposing groups, resulted in a failure to adequately manage the intimidating,…

Legal Observer Report: The Policing of the Disrupt Land Forces (DLF) Protests

27 January 2025 3 minute read

This report details areas of concern from observations made by Melbourne Activist Legal Support across the four days of protests at the Disrupt Land Forces expo, including police use of force and weaponry, special powers, arrests, treatment of legal observers, media narratives and strategic misinformation.