The second anti-lockdown protest failed to match the numbers expected, as police ringed off the CBD with roadside checks at all major arterial routes into the city. Central train stations were also closed down to the public. Identity checks were witnessed in and around the city. The CBD was eerily quiet, as a result.
Victoria Park in Glebe - the main location of the planned protest - remained quiet for most of the morning, with a massive police presence. Soon after midday, around 200 protesters appeared and streamed across Broadway. Police had trouble containing the crowd as they moved down Broadway towards the city. Vastly outnumbered by police, however, the protesters were eventually dispersed. Dozens of violent arrests were made in the process.
As the city fell quiet once again, protesters vowed to return to the streets in coming days and police warned they would once again be out in force.
Part of an ongoing series, ‘COVID-19 Diaries’.
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