'Absolutely ridiculous' Black Lives Matter protest 'was legal until lunchtime'

Former speaker of the house Bronwyn Bishop while premiers argue people have a right to protest, they should remember Australians also "have a right to go to work ... (and) the right to put food on the table".

It comes as a Black Lives Matter protest is scheduled to take place in Melbourne on Saturday which is set to see up to 50,000 people attend.

On Friday afternoon NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said she had instructed Chief Police Commissioner Mick Fuller to make a submission to the Supreme Court to place an injunction against Black Lives Matter solidarity protests scheduled to go ahead on Saturday.

While on Friday evening the Supreme Court had ruled to block the proposed protest in Sydney over fears it would breach COVID-19 health orders.

Ms Bishop said it's "absolutely ridiculous" that in NSW the protest "was legal until lunchtime" before widespread public "outcry" saw the premier instruct the Chief Police Commissioner to seek the injunction from the Supreme Court.

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