The narrative on Melbourne’s violent protests got ’truly bizarre’

The narrative about who was to blame for Melbourne’s violent protests got “truly bizarre,“ according to Digital Editor Jack Houghton. Some media linked the violence seen during the protests to far-right groups, while CFMEU’s Dave Noonan said anti-vax groups and “extreme right neo-Nazis“ carried the blame. On Wednesday during the ABC’s Afternoon Briefing program, academic Greg Barton speculated the “political context“ in Melbourne was different during the protests.
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