Police made more than 60 arrests on Tuesday after more than 2,000 protesters damaged property, blocked a busy freeway and injured three police officers
A protester is taken away by police at the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne, Australia, during a protest against lockdown restrictions on September 22 2021. Picture: GETTY IMAGES/ASANKA RATNAYAKE
“I'm not going to talk about the tactics we’ll deploy today,” Patton told media in Melbourne. “I want them to be completely unaware of what we're going to do and what capacity they may face.” Protesters have refused to speak to reporters on the scene, chanting “fake news” when approached, media said.Australia’s largest cities of Sydney and Melbourne, as well as its capital, Canberra, have been in lockdown for weeks to contain a Covid-19 Delta outbreak.Authorities aim to resume daily activities in Sydney and Melbourne in a staggered fashion, easing some curbs when the share of fully vaccinated adults in the population reaches 70%, which is expected in October.
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