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Queensland Police stop trucks at the Queensland border in Coolangatta, Australia, on Aug. 25, 2021 (Chris Hyde\/Getty Images)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Australian Truckers Protest Mandatory Vaccines and Lockdowns, Block Major Highway<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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Australian truck drivers have blocked a major highway in the north-eastern state of Queensland in a protest against vaccine mandates and tough border restrictions, causing traffic to back up for several kilometres.<\/p>\n

The action marks a series of ongoing protests from Australians frustrated with state government COVID-19 lockdowns and mandated restrictions based on emergency public health orders.<\/p>\n

The drivers parked their prime movers at 5:30 a.m. on the southbound lanes of the M1 highway at Reedy Creek in the Gold Coast portion of the arterial on Monday. The highway is used by tens of thousands of Queenslanders each morning.<\/p>\n

A banner was unfurled and covered the front of both vehicles, reading: \u201cTruckies Keep Australia Moving, Not Politicians.\u201d<\/p>\n

One driver named Brock, who did not give his surname, said the drivers were protesting the Queensland government\u2019s strict health orders that prevented all individuals from entering the state, except for essential workers.<\/p>\n

Those deemed essential workers need to be involved in skilled construction, farming, or healthcare, and must prove that a Queensland resident cannot do their job. Further, they need to prove they have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.<\/p>\n

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Queensland Police stop trucks at the Queensland border in Coolangatta, Australia, on Aug. 25, 2021 (Chris Hyde\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cEnd all lockdowns, people go back to work, and kids go back to school,\u201d Brock told Nine\u2019s\u00a0Today show<\/a>. \u201cThat\u2019s all we want out of it; we\u2019ve had enough of it.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve had a lot the support mate, the people that showed up today is amazing. We appreciate everyone that\u2019s come down,\u201d he added, saying the police had been lenient about the protest, and he respected what they did.<\/p>\n

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