Protesters Gather in Australia’s Capital Against COVID-19 Mandates, Prime Minister Issues Response

Protesters Gather in Australia’s Capital Against COVID-19 Mandates, Prime Minister Issues Response
Protesters against vaccine mandates gather on the lawn of Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on Feb. 12, 2022. Tracey Nearmy/Getty Images
Caden Pearson
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As tens of thousands of Australians from all walks of life gather at the nation’s capital from across the country to protest COVID-19 vaccine mandates on Feb. 12, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has pointed the finger at the state governments that “unilaterally” imposed the mandates via public health orders.

Marching through Canberra before gathering on the lawn in front of Parliament House, the protesters, made up of people who are both vaccinated and unvaccinated but are against the mandates, held up signs and placards with the messages they wanted those in power to heed.

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