Covid-19 vaccine protesters face off in Brisbane CBD
Pro-vaccine protesters have gatecrashed a ‘Freedom Day’ rally in Brisbane’s CBD, with thousands facing off over the Covid-19 jab and police forced to shut down city streets.
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Conflicting beliefs on the Covid vaccine has attracted thousands of people into Brisbane’s CBD as pro-vaccine protesters gathered near an anti-vaccine World Wide Freedom Day rally.
The pro-vaccine group stood at the front of Brisbane Botanical Gardens wearing masks and chanting “pro vax, pro health, anti fascist” and “anti vaxxers you can’t hide, you’ve got Nazis on your side”.
Anti-vaccine protesters stood behind a barricade of police officers. One anti-vaccine protester yelled back at the opposing side “the government is the real disease”.
Around 1500 showed up to the anti-vaccine rally along with a strong police presence.
T-shirt stalls were set up around the rally selling merchandise with slogans like “realise, real eyes, real lies”.
Anti-vaccine group The People’s Revolution ran the rally.
The group handed out vetting forms to attendees asking for personal details including their parents full names and the three most recent places of employment.
A spokesman for the group said the forms were used to “determine who was genuine” in their anti-vaccine stance.
The group marched from QUT gardens about 1.30pm, down George St through the city to eventually loop back.
Streets in the CBD were temporarily shut down by police for the march.
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