'MOST OF US COME FROM COUNTRIES WITH CORRUPTION': WHAT’S DRIVING SOME OF THE ANTI-LOCKDOWN PROTESTS IN MELBOURNE

Anti-lockdown protests in a quiet, Melbourne suburb saw a group of 30 people march along the streets before police attempted to stop the gathering. Who are some of the protestors and what do they want?

Protesters are seen at the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne, Saturday, September 5, 2020. Source: AAP

Anti-lockdown protests in Melbourne’s northern suburbs of Broadmeadows and Roxburgh Park on Sunday saw Victoria police arrive en masse to attempt to separate, arrest and stop a gathering that broke Victoria’s stage four lockdown rules. 

The protests were made up of 30 young people and were called “the resistance” by several media outlets.  Protestors lined the streets wearing Anonymous masks chanting about their discontent over Victoria’s lockdown. Three protesters were arrested. 

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A group of anti-lockdown protesters in Broadmeadows.

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