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";s:4:"text";s:27470:"He was approached by protesters before police rushed into the scene and dragged the man away from the protest as the crowd broke into a chant of “fascists, f**k off”. They are stoking the fire of the far-right racism in this country.”. “There was a small group of protesters who weren’t part of the organised group that attended the north Hyde Park area and as a result of some confrontations, there have been four persons arrested,” the assistant commissioner, Michael Willing, told reporters. He was wearing a shirt that said ‘Proud Boys’ – a Neo-Fascist, male-only organisation from the US often linked to white nationalism. No that’s celebrating Australia Day. Later a Greens senator slammed Australian parliament as “racist” while giving a speech at the event. An Invasion Day protest in Melbourne on Tuesday was crashed by a counter-protester draped in an Australian flag who was forcibly removed from the scene by more than a dozen police. (In groups of 100 due to COVID restrictions) @GuardianAus pic.twitter.com/3H62mvEy5D. Ten-year-old babies are being locked up in this country.”. Victorian minister Melissa Horne said she understood January 26 was a difficult day for First Nations people and implored protesters to safely demonstrate. Invasion Day 2021 rally Parliament House, 10.30am “But there’s still a long way to go. “No arrests were made at today’s planned demonstrations in the CBD,” Victoria police said in a statement. An Invasion Day protest in Melbourne, Australia, on Tuesday. 26 Jan 2021, 14:50; ... THOUSANDS of Australians flouted Covid rules at Australia Day protests today. “I know it’s painful, I want to get going too,” the crowd was told. We still have a boot on our necks, our babies are still being stolen. There have been dramatic scenes as a man draped in the Australian flag was dragged away by a dozen cops in Melbourne. The man walked provocatively into the centre of the intersection, the end point of the Invasion Day march, and appeared to be alone. “There is a far-right rot in this country’s parliament. “We can have all of those symbolic gestures, like changing the day, like constitutional recognition, and the word change in the anthem,” Thorpe told Guardian Australia. Thousands also gathered in Victoria Square in Adelaide and outside Parliament House in Canberra. One man was charged with assaulting an officer and a woman was charged with hindering a police operation and failing to comply with directions. He said Captain Cook called the arrival of Europeans an invasion, which “I wonder if Scotty Morrison up in Canberra knows”. “This morning I was waiting to be shut down.”. A line of police in front of a line of police horses blocked protesters from the Parliament House steps when the rally began about 10am. Mostly peaceful and socially distanced Invasion Day rallies have been held across Australia 233 years after the first fleet landed at what is now called Sydney Harbour. about 1 week ago. January 26, 1788, was the date the First Fleet arrived ashore, marking the beginning of settler colonisation, genocide, violence towards, and the dispossession of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Police were pleased with the behaviour of those that attended.”, Invasion Day protests across Australia – in pictures, Australia Day is an annual reminder of the theft of a nation. In Sydney, an overwhelmingly young crowd of some 10,000 people protested at Djarrbarrgalli (Sydney Domain), despite NSW Police threatening to issue fines. The groups then marched down Bourke Street stretching from the Victorian Parliament House to Flinders Street Station more than 1km away. news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site>news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site. Dungay stood in front of a banner with images of her son and George Floyd and said she wanted “to live in a country where black lives matter”. The increase in numbers this year meant the “public consciousness is starting to understand the true history of this country”, she said. It came after thousands of protesters gathered peacefully with a heavy police presence in the CBD from Parliament House down to Flinders Street Station. “I want justice where the life of an Aboriginal man is worth something,” she said. “I see that racism when I’m in that place,” Victoria’s first Indigenous senator said. We’re getting there slowly.”. Almost all protesters were wearing masks but were packed in along the footpaths on both sides of Spring Street. Invasion Day 2021: rallies and events guide January 26 has long been a day of mourning and sorrow for Indigenous Australians as celebrations by non-Indigenous peers take place across the nation. “We still have guns pointed to our heads. The Proud Boys is a far-right group associated with rightwing terrorism and the US Capitol building attack. Despite Covid restrictions on gatherings, Syndey protesters reached an agreement with police that no arrests would be made, so long as physical distancing was observed and attendees did not later march. Thousands of people have packed Victoria Square for a Survival Day March calling for a change to Australia Day celebrations @10NewsFirstAdl pic.twitter.com/3pwoBatRnZ. Young Indigenous people said they were hurt that people they knew still celebrated 26 January. She said the “war had not ended” and called for a treaty between the Australian government and Aboriginal people. clock. Members of the crowd raise their fists during an Aboriginal-lead Invasion Day rally on Australia Day in Sydney, January 26, 2021. NSW health authorities had earlier denied an application to allow 3,000 protesters to gather. In media footage, the man could be seen being taken away by at least five police officers outside St Paul’s Cathedral. Police have briefly detained two apparent counter-protesters during Melbourne's largely peaceful Invasion Day march, which saw thousands of people walk through the CBD. “Find your group of 100. A Victorian NAIDOC-led Day of Mourning Dawn Service will also be held earlier in the day. She told the crowd of up to 5,000 people the war that started in 1788 “has not ended – that war has been going on for almost 250 years”. Picture: NCA NewsWire/ David CroslingSource:News Corp Australia, “Captain Cook – this is something he said: ‘In what other light can they look upon us than as invaders of the country.’. Calls to abolish Australia Day were met with cheers at Brisbane’s Invasion Day march too. Young people made up the majority of the crowd at the Invasion Day protest in Melboune. Here is the crowd on the march. “To the mob out there, keep fighting for self-determination. “Two males were detained for a short period in relation to breach of the peace and released without charge a short time later. As the rally started to wind down, after hours of speeches and a calm walk through the city, a scuffle erupted near Flinders Street Station. NSW police later said five people were arrested. This is for the safety of our community.”. Hosted by Justice For David Dungay Jnr, Indigenous Social Justice Association - ISJA SYDNEY and 3 others. The 26th of January is almost upon us and for Aboriginal peoples, Invasion Day is not a day of celebration, but a day of mourning and commemoration of survival. Family members of Aboriginal people killed in custody spoke at the Sydney rally including Leetona Dungay, the mother of David Dungay Jr, and Kyah Patten, the niece of Eddie Murray. Thousands gathered for Invasion Day protests in Australia’s capital cities and in regional centres. It’s just a public holiday’. Melbourne/Naarm Dawn service, Kings Domain Resting Place, 5am. Just in case you need to get a scale of the protest today in Narrm/Melbourne. Police remove the counter-protester from the scene. Protesters are seen during the Invasion Day rally in Melbourne, Sunday, January 26. Huge blunder: WA government scrambles to retrospectively cha... COVID rules: Man ‘pulls knife’ on cops after mask order. — AAP Image/James Ross via Reuters Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. Thousands of people attend an Australia Day protest in Melbourne. He said the country was “feeling pain today”. “If it comes from the Prime Minister, you can see how it filters down through the rest of society,” he said. Our babies are still being incarcerated and thrown in prison. A speaker opened proceedings by telling people to obey marshals and the COVID-safe plan. January 26, 2021. Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. You say that you support First Nations people, that’s not supporting us. Layla Quartermaine said she was sick of seeing people her age on Instagram attending barbecues. Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. “But we need real action and that is a treaty.”. An Australian flag was draped around his shoulders and he was carrying an Australian flag beachball. It’s like you’re not really friends any more,” she said. In total, upwards of 50,000 people may have marched according to estimates. Nationwide News Pty Limited Copyright © 2021. Invasion Day Melbourne 2021 10:30 Parliament House, Spring Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 Share The Spirit Festival 12:00 Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Linlithgow Ave, Kings Domain Gardens, Melbourne VIC 3000 Survival Day Dawn Ceremony (Online) 5:30 Online, Ballarat, VIC 3350 ... Jan. 26, 2021. Protesters are seen during the Invasion Day rally in Melbourne in 2020. Credit: JAMES ROSS / AAPIMAGE The protest started at 10.30am and was due to finish about 2pm. “Our babies are still being locked up and incarcerated. Picture: NCA NewsWire/ David CroslingSource:News Corp Australia. Organised by Pay the Rent Grassroots Collective and Victorian Naidoc Facebook event. A man appearing to sport a “Proud Boys” shirt was detained by police at the Melbourne rally. The man dragged away by police. Wurundjeri Elder Uncle Bill Nicholson said Australia needs to “wake up”. “Our babies are still being stolen,” she said. Extra COVID safety info: Attendees must organise in groups of up to 100, and each group of 100 must stay 10 meters apart as directed by the marshals on the day. You have to actually be here.” - Layla Quartermaine @GuardianAus pic.twitter.com/owJeF4yvVs, “People are saying like ‘Oh we’re having a barbecue but we’re not celebrating Australia Day. A NOTE ABOUT RELEVANT ADVERTISING: We collect information about the content (including ads) you use across this site and use it to make both advertising and content more relevant to you on our network and other sites. Indigenous people say they are hurt Australians celebrate on 26 January despite it marking ‘the start of a war’ 26 January: Sydney Invasion Day march called off Invasion Day protests across Australia – in pictures, Last modified on Thu 4 Feb 2021 04.19 GMT. You have to actually be here.”, Sara Khan, a 27-year old Wailwan woman from central west NSW, said she had been attending Invasion Day rallies her whole life. Sydney rally organiser Lizzy Jarrett said she was “impressed” by the crowd numbers and “couldn’t thank enough everyone who stood in solidarity.”, “I’m going home with a win,” Jarrett said on Tuesday. | Amy McQuire for IndigenousX, Thousands gather for Invasion Day rallies across Australia – video. The man was dragged out of the intersection of Flinders and Swanston streets before being taken away by police. David Dungay Jr.’s mother, Leetona Dungay, speaks at Sydney’s Invasion Day rally @callapilla @GuardianAus pic.twitter.com/26GWOM2aZ8. (AP) Five people have been arrested in Sydney after a largely peaceful Australia Day protests with thousands defying public health concerns and rallying across the nation against the mistreatment of Indigenous people. Protesters are seen during an Invasion Day rally in Melbourne, Tuesday, January 26, 2021. Organisers directed people not to march after the rally and while most followed police orders to leave, an altercation broke out between officers and a small number of people, with one man held to the ground. The rally began about 9am in the Domain in Sydney with up to 4,000 protesters congregating in groups of less than 500 – the current legal public gathering limit. 2021 marks 251 years since James Cook landed on the lands of the Eora peoples, and the Europeans’ colonisation and attempted genocide of Aboriginal peoples began. Protesters carried placards bearing signs like ‘Lest We Forget – Unless They Were Black’ and ‘Let’s Have A Day For Everyone’ but the street was quiet as of 10.45am on Tuesday. Australia Day or Invasion day? They come up to my brother boys and shake their hands, and at the same time, they’re celebrating the genocide of our people. A closer look reveals that Australia Day has been on many dates in the past. News National Scott Morrison under fire as Peter Dutton sounds warning on Invasion Day protests 11:13am, Jan 22, 2021 Updated: 4:05pm, Jan 22 … The man dragged away by police. In Melbourne, Thorpe said the only real solution to the debate over marking 26 January was a treaty. The Greens senator and Gunnai Gunditjmara and Djab Wurrung woman, Lidia Thorpe, said “a war was declared on the first people of this land” in 1788 and “that war has not ended”. People held signs saying things like ‘Let’s Have A Day For Everyone’. “It just resonates within your heart deeper every year,” said Tash Harney, who attended the rally with her children. By 11.05am the protest, due to begin at 10.30am, had not started as organisers implored the crowd to follow instructions and stay in groups of 100. Picture: NCA NewsWire/ David CroslingSource:News Corp Australia. Port Arthur massacre: Why Martin Bryant conspiracy theorists... New Zealand slammed for soft stance on China by British MPs. Better known by community as ‘Invasion Day’, for many the date has become synonymous with protest. Tue 26 Jan 2021 01.41 EST 91 Mostly peaceful and socially distanced Invasion Day rallies have been held across Australia 233 years after the first … ... Thousands defy Covid rules in ‘Invasion Day’ protests. In previous years attendees shouted “Change the date”, but in 2021 the message shifted with many activists advocating instead for the abolishment of Australia Day and substantive policies including a treaty. Opposition to Australia Day, known also as Invasion Day, Survival Day or a Day of Mourning, goes back almost a century. Thousands of Australians defy virus rules to protest 'Invasion Day' Protesters are seen during an "Invasion Day" rally in Melbourne on Jan 26, 2021. “I want to welcome you all to this healing ceremony,” he said. Tuesday 26 January 2021 09:36. comments. A small number of people were detained in Sydney and Melbourne as activists called for the abolishment of Australia Day on 26 January and tangible policy changes to help Indigenous people. The man who was dragged away was wearing a shirt that said ‘Proud Boys’ – a Neo-Fascist, male-only organisation from the US often linked to white nationalism. Organisers also had to delay the beginning of the rally as they urged the crowd to break into groups of 100 people – the legal gathering limit in Victoria. Mon 25 Jan 2021 16.51 EST 666 Invasion Day rallies may look slightly different this year, but organisers say the need to protest has not lessened. Is that something to celebrate with people having barbecues?”. Lidia Thorpe said there was a “far-right rot” in federal parliament that was “stoking the fire” of racism. No that's celebrating Australia day.... That's not supporting us. News ‘Turn up’: Invasion Day protests push on despite pandemic fears 11:36am, Jan 26, 2021 Updated: 6:20pm, Jan 26 ‘Turn up’: Invasion Day protests push on despite pandemic fears Invasion Day Dawn Service, SOLD OUT Melbourne Invasion Day Rally, 10:30am at Parliament House, Spring Street. An “Invasion Day Melbourne 2021” rally, Indigenous activists who controversially organised Melbourne’s Black Lives Matter rally in June, has attracted more than 6000 interested participants. Thousands took part in 'Invasion Day' protests in Melbourne and other cities in Australia [James Ross/EPA] 26 Jan 2021 ... — Isabella Higgins (@isabellahiggins) January 25, 2021. A large crowd gathered at Parliament House in Melbourne for an Invasion Day rally despite the wet weather and COVID-19 restrictions on public gatherings. Our babies are still being locked up in this country. 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