In pictures: Melbourne’s day of protest over pandemic bill
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Protests are billed around the country, with rallies to be held in capital cities Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, and Darwin today, as well as a number of regional cities. The protesters are a loose group who oppose vaccines, vaccine-mandates and passports and in Victoria, they oppose the government’s Pandemic Bill which is currently stalled in the upper house. Many conspiracy theorists attend the protests.
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Police look on as protesters gather in Melbourne’s CBD.Credit:Jason South
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Protesters carry anti-Daniel Andrews signs while marching through the city.Credit:Jason South
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Protesters carry an enormous Australian flag through the city.Credit:Jason South
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The crowd calls for ‘Freedom’ while marching through Melbourne CBD.Credit:Jason South
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A young boy takes cover under an Australian flag as protesters gather around him.Credit:Jason South
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A protester dressed as Braveheart joins the crowd marching through the streets of Melbourne.Credit:Jason South
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MP Catherine Cummins was among tens of thousands of protesters marching through Melbourne.Credit:Jason South
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A crowd of more than 100,000 protesters marched around the city of Melbourne todayCredit:Jason South
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One protester holds a sign suggesting a link between Daniel Andrews and Hitler.Credit:Jason South
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Some protesters simply want to Make Australia ‘Crate’ Again.Credit:Jason South
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Kill The Bill protestors have been camping at Parliament House in Melbourne all week. The protesters are a loose group who oppose vaccines, vaccine-mandates and passports and in Victoria, they oppose the government’s Pandemic Bill which is currently stalled in the upper house. Many conspiracy theorists attend the protests.Credit:Jason South
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Hundreds of protesters opposing the state government’s pandemic bill and vaccine mandate have already arrived outside the steps of parliament in Melbourne’s CBD. A chant has started and demonstrators are yelling “sack Dan Andrews and free Victoria”. A speaker is blaring ‘Love isn’t always on time’ by Toto as the crowd spills into Bourke Street. Demonstrators are holding Australian flags and American flags with signs calling for the government to “kill the bill” and “we are not sheep we loved freedom.”Credit:Jason South
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Stills from aerial footage showing huge crowds of protesters gathering around Melbourne to oppose vaccines, vaccine-mandates and passports, and the government’s Pandemic Bill which is currently stalled in the upper house.Credit:Nine News
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Kill The Bill protesters have been camping at Parliament House in Melbourne all week. Both pro- and anti-vaccination protests are being held in the city today.Credit:Jason South
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A speaker is blaring the Tracey Chapman song ‘Revolution’ and there are now several young families at the protest, holding signs saying “Save our children” and “kids are not Guinea pigs.” One young father who spoke to The Age, but asked not to be identified, said he was here with his two young children to protest the vaccine mandates. “I’ve lost my job because I wouldn’t be forced to be vaccinated,” he said. “Our lives are at risk over this and we need to protect our children.”Credit:Jason South
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Stills from aerial footage showing crowds gathering at an ‘anti-fascist’ at the Eight Hour Monument in Melbourne’s CBD, with Victorian Greens Leader Samantha Ratnam and Reason Party Leader Fiona Patten endorsing the event. Both Ms Ratnam and Patten have been focal points this week as the government works to convince crossbenchers to support its bill that would transfer public health powers from the Chief Health Officer to the Premier and Health Minister.Credit:Nine News
In pictures: Melbourne’s day of protest over pandemic bill
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