'Price to pay': Peter Dutton wants activists to cover the cost of police response to protests

Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton wants the states to charge protesters the cost of police responding to demonstrations.

Peter Dutton wants protests to pay for a police presence at their demonstrations. Source: AAP

Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton wants activists to cover the costs of police responses to protests.

Mr Dutton, who has previously called for protesters to be publicly shamed and stripped of their welfare payments, called on the states to act after a week of anti-mining demonstrations in Melbourne.

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