this post was submitted on 07 Dec 2025
14 points (100.0% liked)

Australia

138 readers
16 users here now

Your one-stop shop for any and everything Australia.

Guidelines:

Other Communities:

founded 2 months ago
MODERATORS
Deceptichum@quokk.au
14
Protesters mount legal challenge to Victoria Police designated area declaration for Melbourne (www.abc.net.au)
submitted 2 weeks ago by Deceptichum@quokk.au to c/australia@quokk.au
0 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

In short:

A legal challenge has been launched against a "designated area" declaration for Melbourne's CBD.

The declaration gives police greater powers to search people without a warrant and to force them to remove face coverings.

The plaintiffs argue the powers could be abused.

no comments (yet)
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
there doesn't seem to be anything here