Australia joins the fray of countries where protests are taking place on various issues.
“A widespread community backlash has led to Victoria’s chief police officer cancelling a controversial operation that would have seen people questioned about their visa credentials on Melbourne’s streets.
“On Friday afternoon, just hours before Operation Fortitude was set to commence in central Melbourne, Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton called off the plans for a wide-scale police initiative that was meant to target anti-social behaviour over two consecutive nights.
“Operation Fortitude was first announced by the Department of Immigration on Friday morning.
“A press release said officers from the federal government’s new Australian Border Force agency would be stationed around Melbourne’s city checking “any individual we cross paths with”.”
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