Cars, trucks and tens of thousands of people have converged on Canberra over the past fortnight as part of a convoy protesting against government COVID-19 restrictions such as vaccination mandates.
Hundreds of Mackay locals have already made what is being described as a ‘pilgrimage for freedom’ with many more showing support to convoys passing through from Townsville and Cairns by delivering meals and groceries along the highway.
One marcher from Mackay said they were in Canberra to fight for the freedom of those who had lost their jobs due to vaccine mandates.
“We should have the right of choice when it comes to any medical decision. Coercion, to say ‘you must do this or you will lose your job’ is absolutely criminal. More people are starting to wake up. Two weeks to ‘flatten the curve’ and here we are two years later.”
The Convoy to Canberra rally originally arrived in Canberra at the beginning of February, when thousands of people gathered at Parliament House. Thousands more are expected to continue to arrive over the coming week, as corners of Australia unite in the Capital.
Mackay locals gathered to send groups of cars and trucks off for the Convoy to Canberra. Photo credit Eye Kaptured
Dawson MP George Christensen at the Convoy to Canberra in Canberra
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