‘Can't have protesters taking over our streets': concerns over out of hand protests
'A national symbol of unity should not be hijacked for causes that are of division,' Mr Leeser said.
'The Victorian Labor government has continued to show weakness.
'We can't have protestors of the far right, of the far left, of the Islamist variety taking over our streets.'
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