Thousands of protesters took to the streets in Australia over the weekend to oppose the country’s overreaching vaccine coercion efforts.
According to local police, more than 20,000 Aussies marched throughout the city of Melbourne on Saturday, with thousands more protesting in Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra, and other cities across the country. Similar demonstrations also occurred last weekend as part of an international day of protest against COVID-19 lockdowns and vaccine mandates.
Demonstration in Melbourne, Australia against vaccine mandates for certain professions and a bill that gives exceptional powers to the government including the state of emergency and the imposition of new restrictions. pic.twitter.com/uBxRgBF44f
— Marie Oakes (@TheMarieOakes) November 27, 2021
In Melbourne, the pushback comes on the heels of the state government announcing a slew of new vaccine mandates and state-of-emergency laws that would dramatically expand the power of the Victorian government during a pandemic. According to Rebel News, “[T]he Daniel Andrews Labor Government in Victoria has proposed two years in jail or a $90,000 fine for anyone who ‘intentionally and recklessly’ violates a public health order related to the Covid pandemic.” Businesses would also be covered under the proposed legislation, with violators facing “fines of $455,000 for the same offence.”
full story at https://thefederalist.com/2021/11/29/massive-protests-erupt-in-australia-over-worsening-covid-authoritarianism/