16 Aug 2024 | 05:44 AM UTC
Australia: Pro-refugee demonstration planned outside Department of Home Affairs in Melbourne from 17:00 Aug. 16
Pro-refugee activists to rally outside Department of Home Affairs in Melbourne, Australia, from 17:00 Aug. 16. Increased security likely.
Pro-refugee activist groups are planning to stage a protest in front of the Department of Home Affairs in Melbourne from 17:00 Aug. 16. Over a hundred participants are expected at the event.
Authorities will likely deploy additional personnel to monitor the gathering. Although violence is unlikely, isolated scuffles are possible if police attempt to forcibly disperse the gathering. Localized transport disruptions are possible if activists occupy nearby roads.
Exercise caution around the demonstration. Allow additional time for travel to nearby destinations; use alternative routes to circumvent protest site. Heed all local security and traffic advisories.
