SYDNEY: Organisers vowed to press ahead with a Black Lives Matter protest on Tuesday in Sydney, despite a court ruling it would be an unauthorised gathering in breach of COVID-19 protection measures.
The march, arranged to build on momentum from global rallies for racial justice and against police brutality, was called to highlight the deaths of Aboriginal people in custody.It comes as Australia experiences a spike in COVID-19 cases. The country on Monday reported its highest ever single-day increase in cases after a flare-up of infections in Victoria state.
"I don't see why there's no reason at all why we can't have a peaceful protest," Paul Silva, one of the organisers, told the Australian Broadcasting Corp television on Tuesday. Health Minister Greg Hunt made a last ditch plea for people not to attend, asking them to instead use social media platforms or arrange a silent vigil outside their homes.Australia has recorded about 15,000 COVID-19 cases and 161 deaths as of Monday, and authorities have warned more lives would be lost due to the spike in cases.
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