Canberra has been accosted with a wall of noise as multiple convoys of trucks, cars, caravans and other roadworthy vehicles met in the national capital on Monday to protest for “freedom” against COVID-19 vaccines and pandemic restrictions.
It appears to have been organised through Telegram and the public Facebook group ‘2022 Official Convoy to Canberra’. It seems to be inspired by the hordes of anti-vax Canadian truckers that swarmed Ottowa to protest similar restrictions on Sunday — with some protesters reportedly carrying flags and signs emblazoned with swastikas. The Australian version has seen people drive from nearly every capital city on the mainland to meet in Canberra.
