A Sydney judge has struck down bail conditions imposed on Siena Hopper, one of at least 26 people charged following a February protest against visiting Israeli President Isaac Herzog at Sydney Town Hall, ruling that the restrictions were not "reasonable." Deputy Chief Judge Michael Antrum lifted conditions that had barred Hopper from entering the City of Sydney except for work or court appearances, noting she had no criminal history and describing a further requirement to avoid "unlawful protests" as redundant. The ruling is part of a broader pattern in which several protesters have successfully challenged similar place-restriction conditions, with lawyers warning that police are using such measures to suppress legitimate protest activity — even as the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC, New South Wales's police watchdog) investigates allegations of widespread misconduct at the original rally.