CHIEF SLAMS ‘RALLY OF IDIOTS’
CHIEF Minister Michael Gunner has slammed the hundreds of protesters attending the Darwin Freedom Rally, calling them “idiots”.
In a statement put out as about 1000 anti-vaccination and anti
lockdown protesters flocked to the Esplanade on Saturday, Mr Gunner thanked those who didn’t attend.
“I thank the vast, overwhelming majority of Territorians who, instead of selfishly rallying today against a safe and lifesaving vaccine, have selflessly turned out day after day to
get vaccinated,” he said.
“This was a rally against protecting our kids and our vulnerable.
“A rally of the selfish and the misinformed – a rally of idiots.”
The protesters gathered in 36C heat to claims Covid-19 was a hoax and that the vaccine should not be taken.
This Saturday’s protests were in response to the announcement that many workers across the NT would be required to receive two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine by Christmas, or face finding another job. The group met at the Esplanade before marching towards parliament.