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Anti-vaxxer demonstrations in Melbourne have been thwarted by authorities despite protesters repeatedly changing their rally's location at the last minute in a bid to evade police.
Police on Saturday outsmarted stealthy protesters attempting to hold Australia's 'biggest' rally against Covid vaccine mandates and lockdown measures in the city.
Protesters initially assembled at Princes Park in Carlton North in Melbourne's inner-city but were met by officers on horseback who forced them to disperse.
Demonstrators then used encrypted messaging platforms including Telegram to secretly organise rallies in other parts of the city, but were foiled by police officers roaming in convoys across the Victorian capital.
By late Saturday police had arrested 57 people and fined 42 for breaching the state's chief health officer's directions.
Police have outsmarted stealthy anti-vax protesters attempting to hold Australia's biggest-ever rally, managing to stay one step ahead of organisers' multiple location switches
By late Saturday police had arrested 57 people and fined 42 for breaching the Chief Health Officer's directions
