How Melbourne became the protest capital of Australia

It’s not a “disintegration” of society and the violent activists as ever remain on the fringes, but there are “really complex ...

Tensions erupt on Melbourne streets as opposing immigration rallies held across Australian capitals

Two Victoria Police officers were hospitalised after violent clashes, while protesters were also arrested following scuffles in Canberra.

‘Melbourne has had a gutful’: Two officers hospitalised, flags burnt and missiles thrown at police as opposing protesters converge in CBD

Police have sharply criticised protesters in Melbourne’s CBD after two officers were taken to hospital and rocks, glass and ...
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Tear gas used as ‘March for Australia’ protest turns violent

Tear gas used as ‘March for Australia’ protest escalates into violence as police clash with anti-immigration demonstrators.

Footage from inside wild protests that rocked Melbourne CBD

Footage has emerged from the heart of wild protest violence on Melbourne streets, which has been blasted by one of Victoria’s ...

'Melbourne has had a gutful': Senior Victorian officer calls out rock-throwing 'cowards' after 'left-wing group' hospitalise police

Tense scenes have erupted in the Melbourne CBD after a group of anti-racism protesters violently clashed with riot police ...

Police hospitalised, pepper spray used in violent Melbourne protests

Victoria Police officers have been assaulted during violent clashes between “anti-racism” activists, including ...

Tensions flare in Melbourne’s CBD amid second ‘March for Australia’ protest

Violence has erupted between police and protesters as an anti-racism group tried to confront an anti-immigration rally in Melbourne’s CBD.

Victorian opposition leader condemns Premier Jacinta Allan for failing to control violent protests and rising street crime

Victorian opposition leader Brad Battin has delivered a blistering assessment of the state’s crime crisis, accusing Premier ...

Minister 'concerned' at setting migration targets as protesters march across the country

In Melbourne, police used pepper spray and flash distraction devices as they sought to keep the rival rallies separated.
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Australia: Police invoked “anti-riot” laws in assault on pro-Palestinian protest

It was revealed yesterday that the New South Wales (NSW) Police invoked sweeping “anti-riot” powers to justify their violent dispersal of a small pro-Palestinian protest in Sydney on June 27. That ...