As curfew falls on New York city, police are continuing to clamp down on peaceful protesters ignoring the orders to stay home.
In Australia, organisers of local protests say they’re still pushing ahead with plans for demonstrations this afternoon.
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By Peter Marsh
Sydney protest organisers will appeal a court ban
New South Wales Greens MP David Shoebridge says organisers of the Black Lives Matter rally which was due to be staged in Sydney today are attempting to appeal the Supreme Court ban on the event.
Mr Shoebridge says rally organisers have drafted summons and have contacted the court seeking an urgent audio visual hearing.
The rally was due to be held this afternoon.
Protestors had still vowed to turn up despite the court ban.
By Peter Marsh
Big crowds gather in Wagga Wagga
There’s already been one protest today in Wagga Wagga. Local ABC reporters are telling me that more than 1000 people marched down Wagga’s main street chanting “All lives matter when black lives matter”.
The march also took a knee to recognise those who have died in police custody.
By Peter Marsh
Police have cornered a group of protesters in New York
This is a pretty familiar scene from the past few nights, where the later past curfew it gets, the more police begin to clamp down on the peaceful protests. Here’s one scene at Grand Army Plaza, where police have a large group of protesters cornered:
By Peter Marsh
Not everyone is happy about the mural
It’s worth nothing that not everyone is thrilled with the move by Washington DC Mayor Muriel to paint the mural in DC’s 16th Street:
The local chapter of Black Lives Matter also made similar comments about the mural.
It took a swipe at Bowser, whom they see as insufficiently supportive of their efforts to combat abuses by the police.
“This is performative and a distraction from her active counter organising to our demands to decrease the police budget and invest in the community,” it said on Twitter.
By Peter Marsh
Queensland police warn protesters to socially distance
Police say officers will be on the lookout if people openly disregard physical distancing rules at Black Lives Matter rallies in Queensland today.
Queensland Assistant Commissioner Brian Codd said protesters need to continue to follow the Government’s health directions.
“All attendees are encouraged to practice social distancing, good hygiene, and stay in small or family-based groups,” he said.
“If people are feeling unwell, they should not attend.”
A very California protest
Surfers in southern California took to the ocean today in Santa Monica. They were joining a worldwide show of solidarity to honor those who have died at the hands of police, according to local media.
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Melbourne protest going ahead
Over the next few hours I’ll start bringing you some updates from the protests planned in Australia today. I’ll start in Melbourne, and the ABC’s Yara Murray-Atfield says that the organisers are still pushing ahead. Here’s Yara:
The organisers of a protest planned for Melbourne today are pushing ahead, despite police yesterday warning organisers could be fined if coronavirus restrictions are breached.
A 20-person limit on outdoor gatherings still applies in Victoria, and Deputy Commissioner Shane Patton yesterday said organisers could be fined if the event breaks the Chief Health Officer’s directives.
Victoria still has cases of community transmission of COVID-19.
The Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) has been handing out hand sanitiser, gloves and masks ahead of the Melbourne protest.
VACCHO chief executive Jill Gallagher, who is also the former Victorian Treaty Advancement Commissioner, said the organisation was trying to minimise risk.
“I understand why people are still going to the protests,” she told ABC News Breakfast.
“When you look at the history of this country. When you look at the 432 deaths in custody since the 1990s and that’s onl