Police swarm anti-lockdown beauty salon Vanity House as owner defies orders

Dozens of police have swarmed on a trendy inner Brisbane salon operating in defiance of lockdown orders with the owner claiming the action was to ‘intimidate, fear-monger’ and restrict her legal right. WATCH THE VIDEO

Dozens of police have swooped on an inner Brisbane beauty parlour after its anti-mask owner allegedly threatened to defy lockdown restrictions by opening her salon.

Daniela Milos, the owner of Vanity House at Newstead, announced on social media she would open today despite beauty salons being forced to close during Queensland’s snap three-day lockdown.

It prompted scores of police to swarm the trendy Longland St business on Thursday afternoon to disperse supporters who allegedly refused to comply with stay-at-home orders and the mask mandate.

Ms Milos, who has been outspoken on social media about her opposition to the Covid vaccine and lockdowns, let loose in an Instagram video after the incident.

Beauty therapist Daniela Milos (left) and Jade Milos talk about an incident with police.

“The police did come, they did try and intimidate people,” she said.

“We had something like 50 police officers here, which is crazy.

“All scare tactics, all fearmongering, all just a way for us to feel threatened … didn’t work.

“At the end they threatened us with arrest, at which point we asked for the law.

“‘Show me where you are legally allowed to do ... and they couldn’t provide anything.’

Ms Milos said she ‘decided to go inside where they cannot trespass’ but eventually went back out to talk to the officers.

“In the end we came out peacefully; the chief police officer came out,” she said.

“We discussed where I stand on things (and) he understood.

“He was actually really amazing and said he understands how businesses are suffering.

“And he doesn’t know why some people get to stay open or not, and obviously he is in a hierarchy.’’

Police break up a “protest’’ at a Newstead business during the Queensland lockdown.

Earlier this week, Ms Milos came to police attention when she said she did not expect any clients to wear masks in her business - despite the mask mandate.

On day one of the lockdown, she took her protest further.

‘I put a post up saying I was going to come to work and operate and that I was taking bookings and I was exercising my right under constitutional law to do so,” she said.

“Of course, I got a visit from police again’.

A police spokesman said no charges were laid or fines issued and said the group “hardly qualified as a protest’’.

The large police response created a stir among locals with residents taking to Facebook to post photos and video from their highrise units of the unfolding drama.

The beautician said she was “familiar with federal laws’’ which she claimed trumped the Qld Public Health Act 2005 mandating pandemic public safety measures.

But Queensland Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young said her claim was incorrect.

It comes as many businesses suffer during a snap lockdown called by Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk after community spread of the feared Delta variant of COVID 19.

Originally published as Police swarm anti-lockdown beauty salon Vanity House as owner defies orders