The attempt to “cut and paste” the Black Lives Matter movement from the United States to Australia has exposed the “double standard” held by the Australian premiers concerning coronavirus restrictions, Sky News host Paul Murray says.
While NSW COVID-19 restrictions state an individual can be fined for having more than five people over to their house, a public protest which attracts over 500 people apparently poses little public health issues.
“If you feel like you are being punished for doing the right thing while others can do what the heck they want because the cause is righteous, you would be 100 per cent correct,” Mr Murray said. The premiers “took away Mother’s Day, they took away Anzac Day, but apparently the right to pretend that the Black Lives Matter movement is as potent in Australia as it is in the United States is fine”.
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