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2,000 strong protest against Qld bikie laws

Amy Remeikis January 26, 2014

Protesters opposing Queensland's VLAD anti-bikie laws meet to call for the release of the 'Yandina Five'

Protesters opposing Queensland's VLAD anti-bikie laws meet to call for the release of the 'Yandina Five' Photo: Amy Remeikis

With their cries and cheers echoing down to police headquarters, thousands of people filled a Brisbane park to protest the Newman government’s anti-association laws.

They were standing, sitting and leaning against each other in Emma Miller Place, a small park named for the pioneer unionist and suffragette in the city’s centre, just metres from where the city’s top cops work - more than 2000 people listening in solidarity, as relatives and friends told the stories of loved one arrested under the VLAD laws.

The government has refused to back down, or apologise for its tough stance.

Premier Campbell Newman has repeatedly said he promised the toughest laws in the nation and his government delivered just that, as it was determined to rid Queensland of “the criminal motorcycle gang menace”.

But in the days, weeks and months since the laws were enacted in October, unrest about the laws has been growing in much of the community.

That unrest is what prompted thousands to give up their Australia Day celebrations and spend three hours under the hot city sun in Roma Street, protesting their right to “associate with who we want” under the banner “Freedom Day”.

 

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