There is fake news all over the net about Australia's fight back. In reality the protests are small. The truck strike was a total flop. The trucks struck a deal that they dont need to get vaccinated before it started and nothing happened. It was better traffic than normal if anything.

However a silent stand was called at the same time. Keep your eyes focussed on Monica Smit. She is an obscure figure noone knows about here yet. She's the leader of a new political party Reignite Democracy. She called for everyone to stand outside their local councils on the same morning that the truck strike didnt happen.

Monica was arrested for 'incitement' because protests are illegal under state laws. Her bail conditions were to disband her political party and close her social media accounts. She refused and she'll take it to court.

This is an open shut case on my view. There was precedent in 2017. Bob Brown a former leader of the Greens party was arrested for protesting a logging company contrary to state health and safety laws. It went to the high court and they found no act of state parliament can overrule your impied constitutional right to peaceful assembly. The only difference was that there was not a state of emergency, but i dont think it matters.

In Melbourne we're only seeing 12,000 at protests because people think its illegal to protest. When everyone realises its not illegal to protest, the dam will break.