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Australian minister calls anti-racism protests 'self-indulgent'

MELBOURNE: Australians who defied public health rules and rallied in support of the United States' "Black Lives Matter" movement were reckless and self-indulgent, Finance Minister Mathias Cormann said on Sunday (Jun 7).

More than 20,000 people protested in Sydney and other cities on Saturday, in solidarity with US anger over the death of a black man in police custody and calling for an end to similar deaths of indigenous Australians.

Read more: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/george-floyd-protests-australian-minister-calls-self-indulgent-12813030

FILE PHOTO: Protests against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in SydneyFILE PHOTO: Protests against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in SydneyFILE PHOTO: Protests against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in SydneyAustralian Minister Calls Anti-Racism Protests 'Self-Indulgent ...

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