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		</div><p>More than 250 people have been arrested during protests against coronavirus lockdowns in Australia and many face fines for defying health orders, authorities said.</p>
<p>At least seven police officers were treated for injuries after skirmishes broke out at some of the protests, which took place in cities nationwide.</p>
<p>The largest and most violent protest was in Melbourne.</p>
<p>Sydney has been in lockdown for two months, while Melbourne and the capital Canberra went into lockdown earlier this month.</p>
<p>Under the rules of the lockdown, people are mostly confined to their homes and have limits placed on social interactions.</p>
<p>Despite the measures, Sydney’s New South Wales state reported a record 825 new daily community infections on Saturday.</p>
<p>Several cities are battling outbreaks of the highly contagious Delta variant.</p>
<p>Protesters say the lockdowns should end, but authorities say they are necessary to suppress the spread of the virus and save lives.</p>
<p>In Melbourne, a crowd of about 4,000 mostly unmasked protesters let off flares, shouted and blasted music.</p>
<p>Victoria state police arrested 218 people and issued more than 200 fines, each for more than 5,400 Australian dollars (£2,830).</p>
<p>Six Victoria state police officers were taken to hospital and three people remained in custody for allegedly assaulting police.</p>
<p>Officers used pepper spray on several people, saying in a statement they were left with no choice.</p>
<p>In New South Wales, police said they arrested 47 people and fined more than 260 in relation to protests across the state.</p>
<p>They also issued 137 tickets after stopping around 38,000 cars approaching the city.<br />
State police said a 32-year-old man who allegedly assaulted an officer was arrested and they expected to file charges.</p>
<p>The officer was taken to hospital for head and neck injuries, authorities said.</p>
<p>New South Wales Deputy Commissioner Mal Lanyon said police expected to identify more people through CCTV and social media footage.</p>
<p>More than 2,000 people also gathered in Brisbane City Botanic Gardens to rally against the lockdown and vaccine measures, although Queensland state police said they did not make any arrests.</p>
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