He's just addressed the protesters event adding it on before questions at his presser. Look at the people stating home and getting vaccinated.... don't worry about a few rowdy ppl. (paraphrased, not a quote) and then he went on to defend free speech.
So yesterdays organised riot in Sydney and demonstrations in Vic and Qld but nowhere else, were merely an expression of free speech. He might have called them heroes for free speech.
Last year there were socially and infection-control compliant protests for BLM and the cons roared their displeasure at such, when it was safe to have a march and the protests were legal. Yesterday none were masked, they were running, shouting and getting violent with police. This will be a super-spreader throughout the State.
I also noted that these were mostly young ppl. There were claims of 'rent-a-crowd' with last years event - this mob looked like they were certainly brought together by an organisation. 3,500 estimated by police. How many were paid?
