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Carly Soderstrom, from Torquay, went viral after an emotional lockdown plea
The photographer claimed to be a sole trader ineligible for lockdown kickbacks
A GoFundMe page netter her $61,119 before it was closed down this week
Soderstrom s business had gone into administration before Covid even hit
Her failed business left creditors out of pocket to the tune of $386,542
With debts of $406,152, she also owed the Australian tax office $64,000
Victorian photographer in viral video pleads for lockdowns to end
Carly Soderstrom, from Torquay, has spent almost 11 of the past 18 months in lockdown.
Ms Soderstrom said she and many others had been pushed to breaking point by the constant lockdowns imposed due to COVID-19.
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Victorian photographer Carly Soderstrom has called for an end to lockdowns.(Nine) I know three people who have committed suicide, four people who have lost their homes, across the country people are losing their businesses, Ms Soderstrom told Weekend Today. At what point of the suffering will we start to have the conversation to start to extend compassion.