Social media sparks Border Force protest that shuts down centre of Melbourne

By Liam Mannix
Updated August 28 2015 - 8:13pm, first published 7:22pm
Protesters stop traffic outside Flinders Street Station, protesting against planned border protection raids. Photo: Joe Armao
Protesters stop traffic outside Flinders Street Station, protesting against planned border protection raids. Photo: Joe Armao

At Flinders Street Station, the protesters surged through the myki gates without validating their tickets and by chance surrounded a large metal shed marked "police".

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