section_path: Impact/Police violence against journalists/Australia
section_name: Australia
paragraph_text: Australia
  
  On June 8, Lauren Tomasi, a reporter for Australia's Nine News, was struck on the leg by a rubber bullet while reporting on the protests outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles, where police were beginning to disperse the protesters. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called the shooting "targeted" and said he had raised the issue with the Trump administration. The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade released a statement declaring that "all journalists should be able to do their work safely". Albanese also described the footage of the reporter being shot by an officer as "horrific" and said he intended to raise the issue with the Trump administration over the incident. Albanese and senator Matt Canavan both said Tomasi's shooting appeared targeted, with Canavan adding he had only seen part of the footage and was " loth to jump to conclusions".
  
  That same day, while covering the protests, crew members from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation were struck by tear gas. On June 10, the same crew were struck by pepper pellets, and a cameraman from Channel Nine was shot at.