Melbourne today, August 21st 2021

>One organiser of last month’s protests sentenced to 8 months jail earlier this week.

>Police set up road blocks and attempted to stop people from entering the city. Used rubber bullets on protesters, which is new for vicpol.

>Protesters had flares and broke police lines on at least one occasion.

>News helicopters refused to release arial footage of the protest.

>News media reporting “hundreds” of protestors. Footage shows at least 5,000.

>Government used cell tower triangulation to text "Disperse" messages to everyone in the city with a phone.

>Public transport and ride-sharing services were suspended in an effort to prevent more people from coming in.

Melbourne is going the way of Hong Kong.