Antipodean anti-vaxxers are learning from America’s far right
They are staging noisy protests, waving Trump flags and threatening politicians
TWO HUNDRED and sixty-two days of lockdown are enough to nurture some grievances. Protesters in Melbourne, the world’s most locked-down city, have been marching in opposition to its stringent covid-19 restrictions almost ever since the measures were first imposed. But of late the mood has turned nasty.
This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “Globalising discontent”
Asia November 27th 2021
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- Malaysia’s sleaziest ex-prime minister, Najib Razak, is back
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