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"Kill The Bill" - Thousands Of Australians March Against Victoria's
COVID Powers

https://www.theepochtimes.com/thousands-of-australians-protest-pandemic-bill-in-victoria-deemed-grab-for-power_4102250.html
https://twitter.com/rachael_dexter/status/1459332272042041349
https://twitter.com/JamesMelville/status/1459432915759206402
https://twitter.com/rachael_dexter/status/1459327594118012934
https://twitter.com/VrijeMeinung/status/1459503849509687305

In a bid to keep the virus pandemic at bay, Australia's government
imposed draconian lockdowns and vaccine mandates on its citizens. The
harsh measures are becoming an unsustainable way for politicians to
govern the country as increasing discontent among Australians is seen
as they take to the streets in Melbourne.

Victoria Police did not reveal the crowd size but judging by pictures
and videos on social media, thousands of demonstrators lined the
streets of Melbourne's central business district (CBD) on Saturday,
peacefully protesting the Victorian government's new, proposed
pandemic powers and vaccine measures.

According to The Epoch Times, the proposed COVID law would give
Premier Daniel Andrews "unprecedented power" to declare a pandemic and
impose lockdowns. He would then be able to allow himself to dictate
emergency powers for up to three months. There was no cap on how long
the emergency powers could be extended.

In a liberal democracy, Australians have never seen this type of
control in their lifetimes and are outraged. Today, the crowd chanted
"kill the bill" and "sack Dan Andrews" as they brought parts of the
CBD to a screeching halt by blocking roads and public transportation.
Long lines of demonstrators stretched from the Victorian State Library
to Parliament House in Spring Street.

    Someone in the crowd is carrying a fake gallows with three nooses
hanging from it @theage pic.twitter.com/xq3curnWAF
    — Rachael Dexter (@rachael_dexter) November 13, 2021

    Australia 🇦🇺

    Huge protests In Melbourne today against the Victoria State
Government’s draconian measures and vaccine mandates / passports. And
yet most of the media will either ignore this or frame thus as an
anti-vax rally.#NoVaccinePassports pic.twitter.com/LtRLxUKYJq
    — James Melville (@JamesMelville) November 13, 2021

    Trams all stopped now and the whole area is filling out. I
understand there’s another group gathering at Parliament already too.
@theage pic.twitter.com/Z3qDLml1Cv
    — Rachael Dexter (@rachael_dexter) November 13, 2021

Rebel News said "tens of thousands have gathered" in today's protest.

    #BREAKING Tens of thousands of protesters have turned out in force
to rally for FREEDOM in Melbourne today.

    🖊 SIGN AND SHARE THE PETITION TO KILL THE BILL
🖊https://t.co/lLkyIZ1VH0#AustraliaHasFallen #Australia
pic.twitter.com/XjPeVixsM8
    — #KICKOUTRUTTE (@VrijeMeinung) November 13, 2021

Craig Kelly, a United Australia Party MP for the Division of Hughes,
NSW, stood up for freedom and joined fellow compatriots in the
demonstration. He tweeted, "united we stand, against tyranny,
dictators, against human rights abusers, and against those who oppress
us," adding, "time to kill the bill."

Another politician, Liberal upper house leader David Davis, called the
premier's pandemic bill a "grab for power."

    "I would encourage Victorians to fight on every level against
Daniel Andrews' terrible pandemic bill … but they should make their
views known in a peaceful and calm and sensible way," Davis told
reporters.

Saturday's protest is the latest in a series of Melbourne protests
since lockdowns were enforced in early 2020.

The current emergency conditions are due to expire in December. If
emergency conditions are extended once again, discontent towards the
government will continue to boil.