Anti-lockdown groups gathered at the Shrine of Remembrance, a war memorial in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, with some demonstrators wearing no masks, holding signs, and were heard chanting "freedom" and "human rights matter," reported Reuters.

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Police were dressed head to toe in riot gear, as footage from social media shows clashes between demonstrators and police. 

#BREAKING: I was violently ARRESTED today while covering the lockdown protest in Melbourne for @RebelNewsOnline.

It seems like JOURNALISTS aren't even safe anymore in Victoria.

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