Collected Item: “The ring of Steel”
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The ring of Steel
What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?
Newspaper Article
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This photo shows a newspaper article published during Melbourne's 2021 lockdown. Following significant anti-lockdown protests in the CBD, the police enacted a 'ring of steel' around the CBD to prevent further protests. I was actually turned around at one of the checkpoints (unaware that the city had been shut) earlier that morning on my morning run. This was one of the most dystopian moments from the whole pandemic and highlighted the lengths the government was willing to take to stop the protests in Melbourne.
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Melbourne, Protests, police, lockdown
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Herald Sun
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2021-09-18