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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 in Melbourne and Brisbane, prompting authorities to issue warnings about the potential for a super-...

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-spreading event. NSW Police Deputy Commissioner Gary Worboys had earlier flagged the event as "disas...

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 on Saturday. Both men were refused bail and were to appear at Parramatta Local Court on Sunday. P...

"Overnight, 5,500 people have provided evidence to the NSW Police through Crime Stoppers. "So, that's a great start to Taskforce Seasoned. My appeal to everybody who has information: please don't give up." Thousands of people descended on Sydney's CBD yesterday to protest against COVID-19vaccinations and the state's 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 George St, where the situation quickly unravelled and turned violent. READ MORE: Anti-lockdown prot...

'That was a very selfish act': PM labels anti-lockdown protests as 'self-defeating' Prime Minister Scott Morrison has labelled yesterday's 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 said. READ MORE: "It won't end the lockdown sooner. It will only risk the lockdowns running furth...