Police say Melbourne anti-lockdown protest ‘most violent in nearly 20 years’

Victoria police were pelted with projectiles, punched and kicked by some members of a 4,000 strong crowd who turned out to protest Melbourne’s Covid lockdown. Photograph: Dave Hewison/Speed Media/REX/Shutterstock

Victoria police were pelted with projectiles, punched and kicked by some members of a 4,000 strong crowd who turned out to protest Melbourne’s Covid lockdown. Photograph: Dave Hewison/Speed Media/REX/Shutterstock

source https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/aug/22/police-say-melbourne-anti-lockdown-protest-most-violent-in-nearly-20-years