Talk:2016 Melbourne CBD Riots

Casualty figures
I removed the figures from the infobox which claimed two deaths, a very broad range of between 5 and 50 injuries, and 10+ arrests as a result of this brawl. Apart from the fact that there are no references for the article, these figures seem very inaccurate at best. I live in Melbourne and there has been no mention in the news or by Victoria Police of any deaths. An ABC News article does not mention any deaths, says one man was treated at The Alfred Hospital for injuries (with some minor treatment in the city from ambulance crews), and says that the police arrested four people. Now it's possible that there were subsequent arrests or reported injuries (but 50 times more?).

There is a fair bit of media coverage and sources around I suppose, but I'm not sure it's worth a sustainable article, although it is worth mentioning in 2016 in Australia. --Canley (talk) 12:32, 22 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Yes I wondered too about the casualty figures, which is what prompted me to put in the unreferenced. The first version of the article was I thought a bit POV. My main objective was to get it deorphaned so that it would be more likely to be found by others and improved, and I wikified it a bit while I was there.  I think it should stay as its own article though, but it does need more work !  Eno Lirpa (talk) 13:46, 22 March 2016 (UTC)