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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Christopher Knaus

Sitting in a park, riding a bike: Covid fines in NSW riddled with problems, legal centres say

sign in park during sydney lockdown telling parkgoers not to sit
Legal centres say First Nations and lower-socioeconomic communities bore the brunt of Covid-19 policing and fines during last year’s lockdowns. Photograph: James D Morgan/Getty Images

When the police pulled up, lights blazing, Aaron* and his partner were cycling through Sydney, exercising to break up the monotony of last year’s Covid lockdown.

The pair had no reason to think they were doing anything wrong. They were clearly exercising and had taken care to stay within 5km of their home in inner Sydney.

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