When 60 neo-Nazis lined the front gates of NSW parliament last week, the premier's response was swift and familiar.

As questions and public outrage began mounting over how the rally proceeded under police watch, Chris Minns used his first press conference to soft launch more protest laws.

"It's likely the case that we need to give the police more legislated powers to stop this kind of naked hatred and racism on Sydney's streets," he told reporters.

In the days that followed, the premier doubled down, confirming plans to reintroduce amended controversial police powers that were struck down by the NSW Supreme Court last month.

It is the latest chapter in a long-running pattern of successive NSW governments steadily tightening the state's protest laws in response to flashpoint events.

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