MELBOURNE, Nov 13 ― Several thousand people rallied in Melbourne against new vaccination mandates today, with a few comparing the state government to Nazis and calling for violence against politicians, local media said.
The Melbourne demonstration against the vaccination mandate that came into effect today ― requiring construction workers in Victoria state to be fully inoculated ― was peaceful,But a reporter posted video on Twitter of a protester carrying a mock gallows with three nooses hanging from it, and the newspaper showed a protester carrying a poster depicting Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews with a Hitler moustache and the hashtag #DictatorDan.
Australia has seen frequent, occasionally violent, anti-vaccine rallies in recent few months, though the movement remains small, with polls showing nationwide opposition in the single digits. Australia's high vaccination rates were key in its decision to partially reopen international borders this month for the first time during the pandemic.
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