An anti-lockdown rally in Melbourne attended by more than 4,000 protesters turned violent when demonstrators clashed with police who were forced to use tear gas, pepper spray and rubber bullets on the crowd, as smaller protests erupted in Sydney, Brisbane and Cairns.
The largest of the three ‘freedom’ rallies in Melbourne congregated on the corner of Elizabeth and Bourke street in the CBD on Saturday morning and escalated during the afternoon despite Premier Dan Andrews saying the state is on the verge of a Covid catastrophe. Continue reading “Melbourne anti-lockdown rally: Thousands flood CBD as 218 arrested and six police hospitalised”