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And this is where we are going to leave the blog for today. It's been breathless. Again.

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The New South Wales premier, Gladys Berejiklian, has issued a statement on today's protest. She says:

I am utterly disgusted by the illegal protesters in the city today whose selfish actions have compromised the safety of us all.

The protesters have shown utter contempt for their fellow citizens who are currently doing it tough.