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State government distances itself from protest action The State Government has stressed that the decision to remove the campsite protest from outside Government House this morning was a police operational issue. The acting premier, Rob Kerin, says there has been a degree of public anger over the protest. "There were a lot people saying that if that was me I would be in jail for doing what they are doing on North Terrace," he said. "We did need to meet that public expectation that something would happen when the law is being broken." "We have done that and we will continue to try to keep good order." Mr Kerin says a hard line will be taken against any attempts to renew the protest at the site. "I think we have got to," he said. "This is a free society and people have not only got the right of protest, but there are ways and means for people to bring attention to what their concerns are which are legal and they should stick to legal means." |
