Thousands across Australia protest COVID-19 vaccine mandates and restrictions

Anti-lockdown and vaccine mandate rally

People rally in Melbourne over vaccinations and lockdown measures. Source: AAP

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Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Australia's cities and towns to protest against COVID-19 vaccine mandates and restrictions with a counter-rally decrying "the growth of the far-right" also staged in Melbourne.

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