Sick act causes outrage at Melbourne ‘freedom’ protests - NEWS.com.au

As thousands of protesters took to cities around the country yesterday, one sick act in Melbourne has caused outrage.

In the “freedom rallies” held across Australia, demonstrators marched largely maskless, clashing with police, as they protested Covid-19 lockdown restrictions and vaccination programs.

But in Melbourne, a number of stickers were placed around the city during the protests which featured a Star of David symbol with the number 911 inside it. A QR code on the sticker took people to a website blaming the events of September 11 on Jewish people.

On social media, people shared their outrage over the stickers.

One Twitter commenter wrote: “This is vile and has no place in our city.”

Another said: “And that, ladies and gentlemen, tells you everything you need to know about the leaders of today’s riot.”

“This is beyond appalling,” another commented, while one person wrote: “Just in case anyone still thinks today was about small businesses and playgrounds.”

Six officers injured in Melbourne protests

In Melbourne, 218 people were arrested during the violent protest and six police officers were hospitalised. Three people are currently in custody for allegedly assaulting police.

Around $1.1 million worth of fines are set to be handed out as a result of the demonstration.

As the whole state of Victoria now enters lockdown, and Melbourne’s lockdown is extended and toughened in its fight against the latest Delta outbreak, 4000 people, many without masks, converged on the city at yesterday’s protest.

Victorian Chief Commissioner of Police Shane Patton labelled the proteters “the selfish few”.

“They’re not entitled to put their views above the law,” he said today.

“The vast majority of Victorians did not come out yesterday. We had the selfish few come out yesterday.”

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As part of new restrictions which came into force in Victoria from 1pm Saturday, the lockdown has been extended across the whole state, though regional Victoria will not have to follow the curfew which Melbourne has in place.

The state recorded 61 new Covid-19 cases yesterday. Of those, 48 were linked to known clusters and 22 had already been in isolation.

A cluster in Shepparton, in the state’s north, has grown to 21 cases.

Today, those numbers grew again with 65 cases recorded. There are now 389 active cases in the state.

Sydney protesters defy restrictions as case numbers spiral

On a day that Sydney announced a record-shattering 825 daily cases of Covid-19, police made dozens of arrests at an attempted ‘freedom’ protest in the NSW capital.

Police were out in force in the city, outnumbering protesters and putting an end to the rally before it got going.

Around NSW, police made 47 arrests for lockdown breaches, and issued 261 fines, most of which were connected to the thwarted protest.

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Protesters take to streets in Brisbane despite zero cases

In Brisbane, protesters were out in force, despite the state recording zero daily cases of Covid-19 and not being in lockdown.

Police estimated around 2000 people marched down George St in Brisbane’s CBD, protesting Covid-19 restrictions, despite Queensland enjoying some of the lightest restrictions in the country, after beating a Delta outbreak with a snap lockdown earlier this month.

The state recorded zero new cases yesterday, as maskless demonstrators took part in the largely peaceful rally.

Police made no arrests.

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‘Proud Boys’ spotted at Perth protest

Among those attending a ‘freedom rally’ in Perth yesterday were several men sporting ‘Proud Boys’ uniforms. The Proud Boys is a far-right, extremist group which promotes and engages in political violence.

Around 1000 people took part in the protest in the Western Australia capital, despite the state having had a relatively infection-free passage through the pandemic due to its hard line border restrictions imposed by Premier Mark McGowan.

Many questioned the Perth protesters, considering the freedoms the state already enjoys.

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