https://www.northweststar.com.au/story/ ... w/?cs=9397Black Orchid wrote: ↑Tue Aug 31, 2021 7:11 pm80 protests across NSW today and a Supreme Court case looming. Only a handful of Plaintiffs so far but they are being funded by 5,000 individuals (and growing).
The natives are getting restless.
August 31 2021 - 5:21PM
Anti-lockdown protests quashed across NSW
Angelo Risso and Tiffanie Turnbull
Police have broken up almost 80 small anti-lockdown protests across NSW,
arresting more than 150 people.
The 79 protests on Tuesday occurred both in Sydney and regional NSW, and were focused primarily on local council buildings. Small protests took place at NSW Parliament House and Government House.
Some 153 people were arrested and 573 fines dished out.
Many of those arrested were released after officers were able to establish their identities to issue them fines.
Others were charged with a variety of offences including breaching public health orders, resisting arrest, refusing to comply with police directions and failing to move on.
Three officers suffered minor injuries following interactions with protesters at Lismore, Murwillumbah and Raymond Terrace.
NSW Police Deputy Commissioner Mal Lanyon told reporters most protests were made up of only a handful of people.
The organisers were different to those who oversaw a large-scale demonstration last month in the Sydney CBD.
Separate attempts to arrange a truck blockade failed to eventuate.
"We've made it very clear in previous weeks the police are not opposed to free speech, but we are opposed to activity that breaches the public health order and puts the community in danger," Mr Lanyon said.
