The bad taste will linger long after the event ends
January 17, 2021 10.00pm
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THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN
The bad taste will linger long after the event ends
I have attended the Australian Open every year for at least the past decade. But not this year.
It is clear the mighty dollar is driving the decision to proceed, despite the risk of a COVID-19 outbreak (we’re still not confident our government has learnt its lessons from the second wave), and many Victorians stranded interstate not allowed back in, while about 1200 tennis stars and their entourages arrive.
City of Melbourne threatens to fine protesters for excessive noise
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The City of Melbourne has been threatening to fine people protesting against the treatment of refugees and asylum seekers under bylaws designed to stop buskers disturbing the peace.
Victoria Police officers have worked with council officers to penalise the protesters under a little-known bylaw that restricts the use of excessive noise that is capable of interfering with the reasonable comfort of any person who may be in the vicinity of [a] public place .