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Victoria plans protest crackdown in bid to boost social cohesion (www.abc.net.au)

submitted 8 months ago by MHLoppy@fedia.io to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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In short:

The government will introduce laws to restrict protesters in Victoria, following a series of anti-Semitic incidents across the state.

Face coverings, certain flags and attachment devices will be banned at protests. [seemingly including disease-preventing face masks, but it's left slightly ambiguous]

The government will also introduce legislation which would establish protest-free zones around places of worship.

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[–] neurospice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 8 months ago

Wow, can't wait to get arrested for... checks notes... wearing a face mask and being in the "wrong area".

“Face masks aren’t a free pass to break the law.”

Sorry, I must have missed the memo. Thought I was allowed to do whatever I wanted to /s