Victoria Premier DanielAndrewsMP has labelled anti-lockdown protesters that gathered at Fitzroy Gardens and 'the Tan' as 'selfish, unlawful and wrong', warning Victoria Police will be 'pretty clear' about the fact protests are prohibited.
Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews has labelled anti-lockdown protesters that gathered at Fitzroy Gardens and "the Tan" as "selfish, unlawful and wrong", warning Victoria Police will be "pretty clear" about the fact protests are prohibited. "Now is not the time for protests.
.. No one has the right to make choices that potentially puts at risk everything that everyone's given and everything everyone's working towards," he said. "Victoria Police will be pretty clear as well. They have a job to do and they will do it." Image: News Corp Australia
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