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Are protesters now essential workers?

4 June 2020

1:06 PM

4 June 2020

1:06 PM

One minute the media are telling us coronavirus is so lethal that we dare not leave our homes. The next minute the media are enthusiastically reporting on a massive crowd marching through the Sydney CBD.

One minute police are threatening to arrest us for sitting alone on a park bench. The next minute police are standing idle as thousands of protestors stand shoulder-to-shoulder in Martin Place.

One minute the New South Wales Premier insists it is unsafe for more than 50 people to gather for worship.

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