Australian police have fired on protestors dressed in hi-viz gear and work boots on the second day of demonstrations around the city of Melbourne to protest mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for construction workers. As they marched, the protesters chanted slogans such as, “every day,” “freedom,” “[expletive] the jab,” and “[expletive] Dan Andrews,” referring to the state’s leader,…
Australian Construction Workers Take to the Streets For 2nd Day of Protests Against COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
Protest Erupt In Australia Again as Construction Workers Call Union to ‘Stand Down’ over Vaccine Mandate
Hundreds of construction workers have called on John Setka, state secretary of the Victorian Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMMEU), to stand down as mandatory vaccination rules take effect across all construction sites from Sept. 23. The move follows a protest held last week where groups of construction workers took their morning tea…
Heavy Police Crackdown in Australian Cities Amid ‘Freedom Rally’ COVID-19 Protests
Australians across major cities on Saturday sought to voice their dissent against draconian government COVID-19 measures, with thousands of protesters in the cities of Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide, taking to the streets in “Freedom Rally” demonstrations. But heavy police presence, mainly in Melbourne and Sydney, resulted in some violent clashes and multiple arrests. In Victoria…
Australians in Major Cities Resist Government Lockdowns, Vaccine Mandates
Australians across major cities on Saturday voiced their dissent against draconian government COVID-19 measures, with thousands of protesters in the cities of Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide, taking to the streets in “Freedom Rally” demonstrations. But heavy police presence, mainly in Melbourne and Sydney, resulted in some violent clashes and multiple arrests. In Victoria state’s capital,…
Australian Construction Workers Anti-COVID-19 Restriction Protest Blocks Traffic in Melbourne
Construction workers in Melbourne have blocked a road in the city’s CBD on Friday morning to protest the Victoria government’s latest COVID-19 restrictions for the industry, with similar protests also occurring in Kew, Parkville, and Richmond. Dozens of workers blocked Lonsdale Street with plastic chairs and tables while taking a smoke break, stopping the trams…
Construction Workers Take to Melbourne Streets to Protest COVID-19 Restrictions
Construction workers moved onto the streets of Melbourne’s CBD blocking traffic to protest the Victorian state government’s latest COVID-19 restrictions for the industry. Dozens of construction workers blocked Lonsdale and Elizabeth streets with plastic chairs and tables while on their breaks, stopping the trams. The roads are now cleared. This comes after the state’s vaccination mandate…
Regional Victoria Lockdown to End Midnight Thursday
The Australian state of Victoria will lift COVID-19 restrictions in regional parts of the state from midnight on Thursday due to low CCP virus case numbers. Meanwhile, metropolitan Melbourne and the single regional town of Shepparton are still managing serious outbreaks and will remain in lockdown. From Friday, the five reasons to leave home will…
Victoria Police Consider Shutting Down Public Transport System to Counter Future Protests
Victoria police are considering shutting down Melbourne’s public transport system to prevent future protests following an anti-lockdown protest that drew thousands of demonstrators. “To shut down the transport network to prevent people coming in … that’s a huge call, but it’s one that we’re now going to seriously entertain on the next occasion because I’m…
Australia’s Melbourne Sees Anti-Lockdown Protest While Sydney Faces Police Crackdown
More than 1,500 police officers were deployed to Sydney’s central business district (CBD) and surrounding areas to prevent a planned anti-lockdown protest on Saturday. The New South Wales (NSW) police announced Saturday morning that public transport routes to downtown Sydney and ride shares would be blocked. Trains had to skip major train stations, including Redfern,…
Large Anti-Lockdown Protest in Australia’s Melbourne While Sydney Faces Heavy Police Crackdown
Thousands of protesters took to the streets in Melbourne, Australia, in a largely peaceful fashion to rally against local lockdown restrictions—a stark contrast to the situation in Sydney, where more than 1,500 police officers descended upon the CBD and surrounding areas to quash what was believed to be a planned anti-lockdown protest. The New South…
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