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Name: Victorian Premier promises new laws to crack down on protesters
Uploaded: 2024-12-17T09:39:28.355Z
Duration: 2 min 11 s
Description: Police in Victoria could soon be given more powers to ban demonstrations outside places of worship. The Victorian Premier says a recent arson attack on a Melbourne synagogue is evidence of the need for stronger measures to protect social cohesion. Under new proposed laws, protesters would also be banned from covering their faces in public.

Victorian Premier promises new laws to crack down on protesters

Published 17 December 2024, 7:27 am

Police in Victoria could soon be given more powers to ban demonstrations outside places of worship. The Victorian Premier says a recent arson attack on a Melbourne synagogue is evidence of the need for stronger measures to protect social cohesion. Under new proposed laws, protesters would also be banned from covering their faces in public.

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