Reporter faces violence as construction workers protest vaccination mandate in Melbourne

Hundreds of protesters march through Melbourne's CBD after Victoria’s construction industry was ordered to shut down. Among them are construction workers and, according to some reports, members of the far right. The state government has mandated Covid-19 vaccinations for those working in the construction industry. During the protests, Channel Seven reporter Paul Dowsley has a drink bottle thrown at his head during a live cross which leaves him visibly shaken

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