The ACT's Chief Police Officer has advised Canberrans who are confronted and accosted by protesters in public places around the city to "walk away" and not to engage, acknowledging that public patience in the long-running protest activities around the national capital has been sorely tested.
Protest numbers have been dwindling in recent weeks but trouble flared again on Tuesday. Deputy Commissioner Neil Gaughan said that a dedicated police intelligence unit set up to monitor the group expected protest activity would continue for "at least another week". Police had prepared for more protest numbers on Tuesday but these had not eventuated.
