Former Greens candidate Hannah Thomas speaks from hospital as NSW police charge her over protest

The Guardian

NSW police say 35-year-old issued court notice for resisting police and refusing to comply with direction to disperse at a protest

The former Greens candidate Hannah Thomas has been charged with resisting police after she was injured at a pro-Palestinian protest.

Thomas, who ran against Anthony Albanese in the Sydney electorate of Grayndler at the federal election, sustained facial injuries while being arrested in Belmore on Friday morning and was taken to hospital.

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