It’s almost like grooming’: How anti-vaxxers, conspiracy theorists and the far-right came together over COVID

Scenes of protesters clad in hi-vis jackets and shouting anti-vaccination slogans have dominated the news this week.

As ABC News reported: “Some of those gathered held a banner reading ‘freedom’, while others sang the national anthem and chanted ‘f*** the jab’.”

Some attacked union offices,…