Thousands of Australians frustrated with COVID-19 lockdowns and vaccine mandates mobilised across the country on Tuesday for planned mostly peaceful and silent protests in front of government buildings. A flyer circulating on Telegram stated, “Enough is enough,” and called for silent protests in multiple Australian and New Zealand jurisdictions to begin at 9 a.m.: “No signs. No speeches. No noise.” It accused the governments of both countries of being “abusive” and called for citizens to “stand up.” Videos and images circulating online showed protestors standing in front of local government buildings in silence. The protests drew participation from people not only in Australia’s capital cities but across regional areas, with protests in areas as remote as Nambour, Gympie, and Noosa in Queensland; remote mining town Coober Pedy in South Australia; and Mullumbimby and Moruya in New South Wales (NSW). Protests were also recorded in the Australian Capital Territory, Western Australia, …