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Melbourne protests live news: Rubber bullets, tear gas: police move in at Shrine of Remembrance; arrests after near five-hour standoff
Riot police stormed the steps of the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne after a near five-hour standoff with protesters, amid at least 200 arrests.
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Riot police have stormed the steps of the Shrine of Remembrance after a near five-hour standoff with protesters. Protesters have fled and arrests have been made. Earlier, police arrested protesters near the CFMEU headquarters in Melbourne as Victorian the Premier blasted 'appalling' behaviour of tradies who overran Melbourne Tuesday, saying other industries have less privileges than the construction sector. The Deputy Police Commissioner says police are ready to stop Wednesday's protests.
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