Australian PM Scott Morrison takes aim at ‘green-collar criminals’

Animal rights activists criticised as ‘shameful and un-Australian’ after dozens arrested in nationwide protests

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Voters get served up sausages as they queue up in Sydney in 2016
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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has declared war on animal rights activists after nationwide protests brought cities and farms to a standstill, leading to dozens of arrests.

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