Article 5MJFH Sydney police fine hundreds of anti-lockdown protesters for ‘filthy, risky behaviour’

Sydney police fine hundreds of anti-lockdown protesters for ‘filthy, risky behaviour’

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Matilda Boseley and agencies
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Police denounce violence during illegal marches against coronavirus measures and set up taskforce to trace everyone who broke rules

Hundreds of fines have been issued and dozens charged in Sydney after anti-lockdown protesters marched and clashed with police in what one deputy commissioner called violent, filthy, risky behaviour".

The New South Wales premier, Gladys Berejiklian, said was utterly disgusted" by the thousands who had breached the region's coronavirus measures to protest, saying on Sunday that the scenes broke my heart".

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