Victoria set to shut down construction for two weeks after anti-vaccine mandate protest
State government held crisis talks Monday night after Victoria police used pepper spray and rubber bullets to move crowd outside CFMEU office
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The Victorian government is set to announce a two-week shutdown of the construction industry after a protest against mandatory vaccines for workers in the sector became violent.
The closure across metropolitan Melbourne, Geelong, the Surf Coast, Ballarat and Mitchell Shire was decided on Monday night after the CFMEU building was damaged and riot police deployed in chaotic scenes in the CBD.
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