00:00One, two, three, four, we don't want your body war.
00:06The protesters were back and security was heightened.
00:10Blockades fencing off the conference were expanded after yesterday's violent clashes.
00:15We are their people.
00:17We won't be silent.
00:19Protesters took to marching through nearby streets, halting traffic and diverting trams
00:24in the morning rush hour.
00:25And I'm running leg forward.
00:27I'm happy with it.
00:29This is part of protest culture, it's a disrupt and we are sending a message to ourselves,
00:33to the government and to the people that are oppressed and watching us overseas.
00:38The day remained peaceful, despite the concerns from one member of the public.
00:42You're wasting everyone's time.
00:45These poor cops.
00:46No justice, no peace.
00:47No racist police.
00:48There are fewer protesters out today than what we saw yesterday, but they are still
00:54making their message heard by occupying streets and chanting currently here just outside the
01:00centre where the conference is underway.
01:05Police were on the offensive today, repeatedly going into the protests to search people.
01:10I'm currently being searched for weapons in my bag.
01:13The real weapons are in the convention centre.
01:17These special powers to search and to ask people to remove face coverings could be expanded.
01:23While that applies to designated areas, we have said that we will be looking at whether
01:26we can go to those designated areas more regularly, more often and for longer.
01:32Police need greater powers.
01:34The Greens are leading calls for an independent inquiry into accusations of excessive force
01:40by officers yesterday, but they've found little support.
01:44We are absolutely confident in the work that Victoria Police members did yesterday and
01:49do every day.
01:5042 people were arrested yesterday and five today.
01:55Inside the Biennial Weapons Expo has continued unabated with hundreds of companies from around
02:01the world showcasing the latest in defence tech.
02:05We've had great cooperation with the Victorian government and the police and certainly will
02:10be having it here again in two years.
02:15Protesters turned their attention to a different target in the afternoon, picketing a defence
02:19company that partners with an Israel-based military technology company.
02:24Protests are expected to continue tomorrow on the final day of the expo.
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