The Australian Police State and Their Pet Media

And some media that is not under the thumb of the police. The mainstream media in Australia seems to be in bed with the police. And the police in the state of Victoria are turning into the tool of an authoritarian state.

I find the emerging police state in Victoria, Australia to be a little disturbing. More than a little. There is similar stuff going on in Canada, but that is a story for another time.

Rukshan Fernando is an independent media producer in Melbourne. He doesn't edit the video that he records to make police look good. And it is begining to look like the Mainstream media in Melbourne is doing exactly that.

On this episode of Realtime I take a look at the intimidation tactis being used by Victoria Police against me and other independent media/journalists to control the news narrative in Victoria. Why are they visiting journalists in the middle of the night and what are they trying to hide from you?

Below is a 10 minute video that includes the cops' attempt to intimidate journalists the night before a protest, a bit of the raw version of the footage, versus how the mainstream media editited the footage to make the cops look good (they need access!), and some footage from Sky News Australia. After the embedded video, there is a link to Sky News Australia discussing the actual number of cases in Melbourne used to justify the Lockdown being protested.

This is the video for Intimidation of Independent Media by Victoria Police

Here is a bit from Sky News Australia - also not a member of the pet media - about the actual state of COVID-19 in Melbourne, used to justify an insane lockdown. 'You won't see this in a headline anywhere else': COVID-19 figures assessed

Finally here is a link to a video of bunch of cops in Melbourne on a power trip. There are 2 videos at that link, the first is the most telling.