Channel 9 news is covering it live on TV.


https://www.9news.com.au/national/melbourne-protest-anti-war-convention-major-crowds-expected-weapon-expo/c2535781-0697-405d-a0ca-6c3b914598f6

Protesters gather ahead of march on weapons expo in Melbourne

By Adam Vidler
9News Staff
6:36am Sep 11, 2024

Protesters and police hit the streets even as dawn broke in Melbourne ahead of an expected 25,000-strong march on a weapons expo in the city.
The city's hosting of the Land Forces Defence Expo has seen people marching in the street since Saturday, with extra police resources diverted.
Officers have even been brought in from New South Wales.

Today, on the first day of the expo, authorities are expecting up to 25,000 anti-war protesters to converge on the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.
It's expected to be the city's largest protest in decades.
Nearly 1800 police are expected to be deployed to meet them, equipped with special search and arrest powers.

Yesterday, state treasurer Tim Pallas said the cost of the week-long police operation would be about $15 million.
And Premier Jacinta Allan said there was "no room" for "disruptive" behaviour.
The expo was organised before Israel's invasion of Gaza after the October 7 Hamas attacks last year, but the war appears a major factor in the protests, with many attendees waving Palestinian flags.

"We want Australia to not be complicit because it is actually against international law to be supplying weapons to Israel," protest organiser Nathalie Farah said.
Greens MP Gabrielle de Vietri also announced she would attend the protest today, saying the convention should "have never been happening in the first place".
Police and protesters are expected to be on the scene from about 6am.

Wow - it's on TV - channel 9 live -

there was some violence -
some cops have full riot gear on -
they are using OC spray on people -
spraying them in the eyes with pepper spray.
There have been many arrests.

Bobby. wrote on Sep 11^th, 2024 at 8:59am:

Wow - it's on TV - channel 9 live - there was some violence - some cops have full riot gear on - they are using OC spray on people - spraying them in the eyes with pepper spray. There have been many arrests.

the cops are doing the rich mans bidding of course :(

Sir lastnail wrote on Sep 11^th, 2024 at 9:33am:

Bobby. wrote on Sep 11th, 2024 at 8:59am: Wow - it's on TV - channel 9 live - there was some violence - some cops have full riot gear on - they are using OC spray on people - spraying them in the eyes with pepper spray. There have been many arrests. the cops are doing the rich mans bidding of course :(

They will have sore eyes -
the cops use chemical weapons on people -
some protestors were smart and are wearing safety goggles.

Cops are thugs. When cops form a pack they demonstrate the kill instinct of packs.

Why does Melbourne need an arms expo?

A disarm expo would be more appropriate.

I watched the video of the US footballer Tyreek hill where a mob of around 6 cops formed. Once the cop pack starts violence they will escalate it.

Laugh till you cry wrote on Sep 11^th, 2024 at 10:09am:

Cops are thugs. When cops form a pack they demonstrate the kill instinct of packs. Why does Melbourne need an arms expo? A disarm expo would be more appropriate. I watched the video of the US footballer Tyreek hill where a mob of around 6 cops formed. Once the cop pack starts violence they will escalate it.

I don't understand how it's lawful for a cop to
spray a chemical weapon into the eyes of a member of the public
who is just standing there doing nothing bad.

I mean if you did that to a cop you would be up on serious charges of assault
with a chemical weapon.

A lot to consider here.

Who would be so absolutely stupid to believe they could have a “land warfare convention “ in Melbourne with tensions in the community already running so high?

In fact it’s that stupid it can’t just be sheer incompetence.

No one is that dumb and arrogant!

It’s obviously been set up knowing full well the protesters would come in thousands.

What are seeking to gain? Are they using products against the demonstrators in a show and sell sales pitch?

How much money and police time is being wasted?
Should not the organisation running it be billed?

Who is attending?

It’s just such a poor read I can only imagine it’s full of  out of touch politicians inside ?

“What does Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Trust do? Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) is owned by the State Government of Victoria and generates its revenue from the provision of convention and exhibition facilities.”

I doubt after the police action, ambulance bill and hospital costs the Victoria government is making any money on this event.

Jacinta Marie Allan Position is now untenable, she must resign before the unrest spreads.

Huge anti-war protest

https://iili.io/dUlitTl.jpg

The “honourable” attendees-

https://amp.abc.net.au/article/104328710

What the? I mean so many other cities in Australia world embrace the conference.

Melbourne is clearly not one of those.

Are they just trying keep the police force bloody and ready to arrest a mum in her pjs at breakfast in front her kids because she made a remark on Facebook the night before against labor covid lockdown?

Pathetic .

Latest news - channel ABC - the cops are firing dangerous rubber bullets.

Bobby. wrote on Sep 11^th, 2024 at 12:24pm:

Latest news - channel ABC - the cops are firing dangerous rubber bullets.

Would you prefer FMJ?

The dills get what they deserve.

Bobby. wrote on Sep 11^th, 2024 at 12:24pm:

Latest news - channel ABC - the cops are firing dangerous rubber bullets.

Would you prefer non-dangerous rubber bullets?  Some time around 1950 the French, faced with a massive demo of Vietnamese demanding independence, napalmed them in an air strike.

Ah - the good old days.... Liberty, Equality and Brotherhood, man..

That crowd must be getting out of control then.... this is Victoria where nut licking is a fine art discussed over latte`s at leisurely lunches ....

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How can the cops obey orders to attack a peaceful demonstration?

Australia and other "US-allied" governments are adopting fascism.

Israeli-Jewish culture is invading Melbourne.

Will bombs from aircraft be next?

Wow - it looks very nasty in all these pics and videos:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13835963/Melbourne-protest-Anti-war-demonstrators-clash-police-reporters-fiery-scenes.html

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/09/11/04/1726027004943_lc_galleryImage_MELBOURNE_AUSTRALIA_NewsW.JPG


https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/09/11/03/1726022203823_lc_galleryImage_DAYRATE_Protesters_at_the.JPG


https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/09/11/03/1726021377481_lc_galleryImage_DAYRATE_Protesters_at_the.JPG


https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/09/11/03/1726022069704_lc_galleryImage_MELBOURNE_AUSTRALIA_SEPTE.JPG

It's not an anti war protest. It is lefty thugs on parade.



Pro-Palestine protesters in Melbourne surrounded two random street violinist performers and demanded they stop working and accused them of supporting the killing of children and then members of the pro-Palestine crowd assaulted them and smashed their equipment.

https://x.com/DrewPavlou/status/1833445871704543254

How about an Anti-Suicide Protest against the self-destruction of Australia and the USA by the ALP and Democrats?

Unemployed lefties hurling poo and projectiles at police while everyone else is at work paying the taxes these people get in welfare.

Australians don't want a weapons expo.

They want public trials and hangings of Genocide Joe Biden, Netanyahu, and Kamala Harris for genocide.

Genocide Joe Biden has destroyed world peace and fomented two wars and other incipient conflicts.

https://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-qHRYPUfpraLhAlyc-7Kbo5w-t500x500.jpg

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/sep/12/melbourne-war-protests-land-forces-weapons-expo-ntwnfb


Anti-war protesters prepare for further rallies after fiery clashes
with police outside Melbourne weapons expo

Victoria police searching activists as about 100 people march through CBD on Thursday, a day after dozens were arrested and injured

Victorian police are patting down anti-war protesters and checking bags as they prepare for the potential for further confrontations, a day after violent clashes on Melbourne’s streets.

Helicopters were circling the CBD on Thursday morning as pro-Palestine and anti-war protesters prepared for further demonstrations outside the Land Forces exposition, an international military conference at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Chaotic scenes between activists and police broke out on Wednesday during protests sparked by the government’s stance on the conflict in the Middle East and the use of weapons on display at the expo – including in Gaza.

Police were out in force again early on Thursday, maintaining no-go lines near the convention centre ahead of visitors arriving at the expo. They used metal wands to search people for weapons in their bags and had formed a huge barricade around the centre.


Amid the violent scenes, a coalition of human rights groups have written to the Victorian government calling for the prohibition of explosive devices, pepper spray and police horses at protests, which they say is an unnecessary use of force.

Forty-two people were arrested and charged with assaulting, hindering and obstructing police, arson and blocking roadways.

The activists will rally outside the offices of defence contractors Hanwha Defence and Elbit Systems before holding a vigil for Gaza.

make love not war

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