Australians Protest in Massive Numbers Against COVID-19 Mandates in Major Cities

Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane among 13 cities with planned 'freedom rallies'

Tens of thousands of protesters with placards and flags at Flagstaff Gardens in Melbourne, Australia, on Nov. 20, 2021. Darrian Traynor/Getty Images

Australians gathered in massive numbers across the country on Saturday in protest against COVID-19 vaccine mandates and other CCP virus pandemic restrictions in a wave of planned “freedom rallies.”

At least tens of thousands of people in Melbourne arrived at Flagstaff Gardens in large numbers for a rally. One man declared, while filming the peaceful march, “We’ve taken over the whole CBD.”