Australian Truckers Organize Their Own ‘Freedom Convoy’ to Canberra
Australian truckers used social media over the weekend to plan their own “Freedom Convoy” similar to the one in Canada, telling supporters they should “swarm to Canberra to protest mandates and restrictions” on Monday.
A GoFundMe page for the convoy was frozen after raising over $160,000 to support the cause.
Truckies set to swarm to Canberra to protest mandates and restrictions.https://t.co/AiUFhKccrA
— Avi Yemini (@OzraeliAvi) January 29, 2022
Images shared on Telegram of the convoy bound for Canberra today. pic.twitter.com/NKtvIEZ6GI
— Daniel James Dulhunty (@dulhunty) January 31, 2022
Trucking website Big Rigs noted on Sunday that judging by social media posts, the “vast majority” of Australia’s “truckies” are “double-vaxxed and have diligently complied with health orders for the last couple of years.” Only a “small minority” of posts related to the protest appeared to come from professional truck drivers.
Big Rigs quoted Australia’s National Road Freighters Association expressing concerns with how a massive convoy would affect Canberra’s traffic and infrastructure, particularly the service and rest areas dedicated to truckers.- READ MORE
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