Last weekend thousands of people marched across Australia to protest against lockdowns.




Officially the rallies were called “Marches for Freedom”... but attendees represented a wide cross-section of the community, from anti-vaxxers, to conspiracy theorists, and the far-right.




But the sheer size of the protests suggests that the anti-lockdown movement might also be crossing over into the political mainstream.




Today, journalist and disinformation researcher at the Australian Strategic Policy institute Ariel Bogle on the different groups behind these marches, why they’re growing, and the Australian politicians trying to capitalise on lockdown discontent.




Guest: Journalist and disinformation researcher at the Australian Strategic Policy institute, Ariel Bogle.




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Last weekend thousands of people marched across Australia to protest against lockdowns. Officially the rallies were called “Marches for Freedom”... but attendees represented a wide cross-section of the community, from anti-vaxxers, to conspiracy theorists, and the far-right. But the sheer size of the protests suggests that the anti-lockdown movement might also be crossing over into the political mainstream. Today, journalist and disinformation researcher at the Australian Strategic Policy institute Ariel Bogle on the different groups behind these marches, why they’re growing, and the Australian politicians trying to capitalise on lockdown discontent. Guest: Journalist and disinformation researcher at the Australian Strategic Policy institute, Ariel Bogle. Stay in touch with us on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/7ampodcast">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.instagram.com/7ampodcast">Instagram</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

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Last weekend thousands of people marched across Australia to protest against lockdowns.Officially the rallies were called “Marches for Freedom”... but attendees represented a wide cross-section of the community, from anti-vaxxers, to conspiracy theo...

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