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9.51am BST

Three people have been charged by police after a Black Lives Matter protest in Brisbane on Wednesday. Via AAP:

One male protester was seen in social media footage pushing a police officer as they tried to move the crowd on.

He was wrestled to the ground and handcuffed.

9.48am BST

Just a note of congratulations to my excellent colleague, Luke Henriques-Gomes for winning a Young Walkley Award for his coverage of the robodebt scandal.

Congratulations to Luke Henriques-Gomes (@lukehgomes), winner of the Shortform Journalism category of the Walkley Young Australian Journalist of the Year Awards, supported by @abcaustralia https://t.co/FHLGD5xRVj #walkleys pic.twitter.com/AeCRd0Bxhq