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ARTICLE · 05 AUGUST 2021

NSW police force ensures there will be no protests during lockdown

The crowd that did breach COVID stay-at-home orders – risking $1,000 fines or arrest – was made up of divergent groups.

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In response to the massive anti-lockdown protest that shook the Sydney CBD on 24 February, the NSW Police Force turned the Sydney's central business district and sizable areas around it into a no-go zone over the last weekend.

On the Saturday morning prior to the enforced exclusion zone, an estimated 7,000 anti-lockdowners converged at Victoria Park on the edge of the city and proceeded to march up Broadway and along George Street, with their destination being Sydney Town Hall.

The crowd that blatantly breached COVID stay-at-home orders – risking $1,000 fines or arrest – was made up of divergent groups.

There were large numbers of citizens from the southwest reeling against the enhanced lockdown they've been subjected to, and then there were those who believe the entire pandemic is a global hoax designed by corrupt governments in order to enhance their control of populations.

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