The price of ‘freedom’: How anti-lockdown protest leaders make money from the movement

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The price of ‘freedom’: How anti-lockdown protest leaders make money from the movement
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You can buy caps and T-shirts, pseudo-medical COVID treatments, even social media sites and legal advice – it’s all part of the deal when you are marching for freedom.| rachael_dexter SimoneFoxKoob davidestcourt

that Reignite Democracy regularly communicates with those who contributed to her legal fund and has offered refunds to those who donated after they received more money than they needed.A handful of lawyers have put themselves forward as advocates for the movement. Some have shared medical misinformation online and fuelled anxieties about vaccine mandates.

“We will keep calling them all out until there’s a revolution on the streets and if we need to shed blood for peace, then so be it,” Teffaha said during a rally. However, he notes that, under law, money donated for a particular purpose “can only be used for that purpose, so people donating money need to be clear about whether they’re giving money for a particular purpose or whether they’re just handing money over as a gift for people to do whatever they want with it”.Luis Enrique Ascui

Last week, the Supreme Court tossed out both class actions brought on behalf of Victorian businesses and workers. And a collection of people from many groups and backgrounds are continuing to turn up to the now-weekly rallies.

But then it ended. Mani Shishineh, the solicitor who represented Erhan while he was under the contract he’d signed with Rebel News, toldhe had filed an application to vary Erhan’s bail conditions but the court had not been prepared to list the matter as quickly as Erhan needed. Shishineh claims Erhan instructed another solicitor, which meant it was “only appropriate and ethical for us to withdraw”.

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