Basil Zempilas said people who engaged in the violent behaviour are not welcome in the city following the two incidents, which required a significant police response.
Basil Zempilas said people who engaged in the violent behaviour are not welcome in the city following the two incidents, which required a significant"If you're not capable of coming into the city, if you can't handle your alcohol involved with other illicit substances, get out of the city," he said.Two riots broke out in Perth on Australia Day.
The fight started between transit officers and a small crowd of people at Perth train station just after 10pm, before the crowd quickly grew to 150. "We had a small group fighting amongst themselves to start with, police went to the assistance of the transport officers and that quickly grew to numbers of 150 fighting," assistant police commissioner Brad Royce said.Seven arrests were made during the incident, and no officers were harmed.Three hours later, at 1:30am, police were called to a second brawl in East Perth.
Two officers were injured and were taken to hospital in the second brawl, one with a minor face injury and the other with a dislocated shoulder.
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