Australians Protest in Melbourne as New Sweeping Vaccine Mandate Announced

Australians Protest in Melbourne as New Sweeping Vaccine Mandate Announced
Protesters march along Southbank Boulevard in Melbourne, Australia, on Oct. 2, 2021. Darrian Traynor/Getty Images
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Australians took to the streets for another protest in Melbourne in the state of Victoria on Saturday after the government announced a sweeping COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all “authorised workers.”

Victorian residents marched along Southbank Boulevard in downtown Melbourne and the track around the Royal Botanic Gardens. Participants carried a large white banner with the word “Freedom” and voiced their dissent against vaccine mandates, lockdowns, and the current state government.