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Fremantle’s tent city is being run by ‘professional protesters’, Mark McGowan says
WA Premier Mark McGowan has claimed “professional protesters” are taking advantage of “vulnerable people” at a tent city which sprang up in the Western Australian port city of Fremantle, south of Perth, on Boxing Day.
Key points:
- The initiative started by providing a meal service on Boxing Day
- Organisers say there are now 75 tents on the site
- Press releases have been sent from a man associated with climate activism
Set up in Fremantle’s Pioneer Park by a group calling itself “Freo Street Kitchen”, it was originally advertised as a meal service to provide for people during the holiday period.
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