Australia's Lockdown Begins to Ease

On October 11, New South Wales began to lift COVID-19 lockdown restrictions for those fully vaccinated after the Australian state passed its 70% double vaccination target.

Photos by Brook Mitchell, Rohan Thomson, Lisa Maree Williams and Don Arnold

Music from Epidemic Sound

Video edited by Sarah Morris

[charlesponzi]

Have you seen the great Aussie Cossack—
Defending all from police attack?
On land his movements may appear slow,
But in the waves, he controls the show.

Dancing with a Walrus Singing a Song
by Frans Kuiper

I am never free not to be free,
I refuse to bow or bend my knee.
I am not afraid to take a stand,
Here I have drawn a line in the sand.

My power stems from deep in my voice,
What I say and do is my own choice.

You do not own my body or mind,
You lack empathy and hate mankind.
You lack creativity and love,
Psychopathy fits you like a glove.

Your power is just an illusion,
What you say brings only division.

We know that love is stronger than fear,
We are growing in numbers each year.
We are waking up to all the lies,
We see more clearly with open eyes.

Our power is bringing back beauty,
Non-compliance a moral duty,

Let’s dance and sing together as one,
Turn off the news for we have all won.
Politicians are in quarantine,
While masked bankers face the guillotine.