Australia Covid live news update: Daniel Andrews condemns Melbourne protesters; NSW records 1,022 cases, 10 deaths; Victoria records 603 cases
by Mostafa Rachwani (now) and Ben Doherty and Matilda from World news | The Guardian on (#5PS4V)
Victoria police say 1,000-2,000 people attended second day of protests in Melbourne CBD; NSW cases back over 1,000 as kids allowed to meet in friend bubbles for school holidays; Tweed, Byron Bay and Kempsey LGAs to lockdown from 5pm; Qld records no new local cases; Victoria's highest number of cases for this outbreak. Follow all the day's news live
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11.15am BST
OK and we will leave it there for tonight, perhaps to take a chance to process it all.
Here's what we learned today:
11.01am BST
Patton has said it was not a protest", instead calling it an affray" and a violent disorder coming together."
He has said police are looking into whether they can lay more serious charges to organisers, once they are identified.
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