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10 Jun 2020, 7:43 pm

Context: Victoria
One Protester has been tested positive for the coronavirus.



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10 Jun 2020, 8:52 pm

Wouldn't want to be working track and trace on that case


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11 Jun 2020, 2:33 am

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The BLM protests are a uniquely American movement, born of the violent racial tensions that have long racked US civic life. Attempts to retrofit it to suit local conditions ignore the quantum improvements the Australian justice system has made in its treatment of indigenous Australians. https://www.theaustralian.com.au/inquir ... 3a69ca1cc5



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11 Jun 2020, 2:52 am

Given the marches have been co-opted by groups that have not the remotest connection to either black deaths in custody (let alone George Floyd) the merits of spreading COVID after all this bloody lockdown is annoying.



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11 Jun 2020, 2:57 am

cyberdad wrote:
Given the marches have been co-opted by groups that have not the remotest connection to either black deaths in custody (let alone George Floyd) the merits of spreading COVID after all this bloody lockdown is annoying.



A lot, dare I say most people are outraged after so many people have toed the line and suffered very significantly.



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12 Jun 2020, 3:43 am

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The Prime Minister and Chief Medical Officer have issued a strong plea to protestors not to march this weekend for fear of spreading coronavirus.
There are two rallies planned in Sydney in the next 24 hours, one of which is subject to a Supreme Court ruling from late last night.
"The medical advice hasn't changed," Scott Morrison said today following the National Cabinet meeting. https://www.9news.com.au/national/sydne ... 9e339208d1