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NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller has promised any future protests in lockdown would be met with a heavy police presence.  "There are some discussions, there is information on the Internet at the moment about a potential protest this Saturday," he said.  "We will be heavily policing that event. We will take the ground very early. You will be arrested and prosecuted." READ MORE: Protesters march down George Street in Sydney on Saturday.(Getty) Similar protests were held...

More than 90 infringements have been issued. An exasperated Police Minister David Elliott said police had already established a 22 detective strong task force to track down the 3500 "very selfish boofheads". He also urged anyone who attended the protest to get tested for COVID-19. Anti-lockdown protest on 24 July, 2021. Photo: Brook Mitchell(Brook Mitchell) Experts have warned there is a high possibility a number of attendees were positive with COVID-19, therefore potentially creating a super-...

As a result of inquiries, investigators attended a unit on Marlborough Street, Surry Hills, about 11.20pm (local time) on Saturday, and arrested a 33-year-old man. He was taken to Kings Cross Police Station and charged with affray, joining or continuing in an unlawful assembly, committing an act of cruelty upon an animal and not complying with a noticed direction in relation to Covid-19. Brook Mitchell/Sydney Morning Herald A man punches a police horse during the anti-lockdown rally in Sydney...

"Overnight, 5,500 people have provided evidence to the NSW Police through Crime Stoppers. "So, thats a great start to Taskforce Seasoned. My appeal to everybody who has information: please dont give up." Thousands of people descended on Sydneys CBD yesterday to protest against COVID-19vaccinations and the states lockdown laws. Marchers started at Victoria Park, Camperdown, where police tried to contain the crowds, but were soon outnumbered. The group soon left the park and made their way up Geo...

That was a very selfish act: PM labels anti-lockdown protests as self-defeating Prime Minister Scott Morrison has labelled yesterdays anti-lockdown protests in Sydney as "selfish" and "self-defeating". Asked about the protests while addressing the media, Mr Morrison said those who attended rallies are not helping the state overcome its current cluster. "Let me deal with what we saw in Sydney yesterday. Of course it was selfish. It was also self-defeating. It achieves no purpose," Mr Morrison sa...

A Very Public Scolding Mamamia Out Loud Dick Pics, TikTok & Vaping: The Hectic Lives Of Teenagers No Filter ADVERTISEMENT Here’s some vision of the Sydney incident between the police horse and the man in the FREE SPEECH shirt. The footage is going around anti-lockdown groups, claiming it shows the guy didn’t “punch” pic.twitter.com/ILQtCRuaqJ— Josh Butler (@JoshButler) July 24, 2021 Online, people are arguing whether the horse was pushed or poked or shoved. However you define the fist...

OPINION: Australians, stand up. If you are what you think you are, now is the time to prove it. If you dont, all those grand words about national identity, the Australian spirit, and a philosophy driven by mateship and independence, are meaningless pap. Its time to show whether the people of this country have been living with a series of jingoistic meaningless clichés or whether we actually do have something innate that makes us stand up and stand out. READ MORE: Protesters gather at Parlia...

Confusion as Sydney wakes to harsh new lockdown restrictions Sydney has woken to its harshest COVID-19 restrictions since the pandemic began after 111 cases were recorded yesterday. Construction has been halted and only certain essential retail stores remain open in tough new COVID-19 rules that have been put in place until at least July 30. In the Fairfield, Canterbury-Bankstown and Liverpool local government areas it is now only emergency service and healthcare workers who can leave their ...

Police across the state will start cracking down even harder on people caught breaking lockdown restrictions after another 106 fines were handed down in the last day. NSW Deputy Police Commissioner Gary Worboys said that although the vast majority of residents in NSW are complying, a number of people are still not getting the message. "Police have always said that they will be firm, but fair. We are now in a position where we need to be much more firmer than fairer," he said. READ MORE: NSW Dep...

The head of a Sydney aged care home says she is "extremely disappointed" after two further cases of COVID-19 were detected at the facility, one of whom has not been vaccinated against the virus. There are now five positive cases of COVID-19 in residents at the SummitCare facility in Baulkham Hills after two more tested positive overnight. "We didnt want to be the nursing home that had COVID come in," SummitCare chief operating officer Michelle Sloane said today. Todays cases at the home are two...