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Flyer with headline 'Doctors and nurses speak of scary virus and mask scams'. Includes images of two people wearing face masks with protest messaging.

Scare tactics in lockdown

On the 24th August, in the middle of the COVID lockdown in Melbourne, we recieved this in the mailbox. While others should be free to express their opinions, it was a slap in the face that people were so vocally opposed to Victoria’s safety measures at such a difficult time.

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