The 12th of February 2022, on some estimates more than one million Australian came from all over the country, some driving more than 24 hours to get there. At the very least it is clear that the official estimates of 4-10,000 were wildly inaccurate.
This is Dean Choma’s photos on what happened the day that Australia changed forever.
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