Australia Day: Arrests as police clash with Invasion Day protesters
26 Jan, 2021 01:16 AM
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Police clash with Australia Day protesters in Sydney. Photo / News Corp Australia
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By: Rohan Smith and Benedict Brook
Peaceful protests calling for a change to the January 26 Australia Day holiday date turned ugly today as police clashed with protesters in Sydney.
After hours of speeches at the Domain in the Sydney CBD, where police told protesters they could gather but not march, a number of protesters were arrested. If you do the right thing, I ll do the right thing, an officer told an organiser before the arrests began.
Five people were arrested in Sydney in largely peaceful Australia Day protests on Tuesday with thousands defying public health concerns and rallying across the nation against the mistreatment of the Indigenous people.
Five people were arrested in Sydney in largely peaceful Australia Day protests on Tuesday with thousands defying public health concerns and rallying across the nation against the mistreatment of the Indigenous people.
MELBOURNE, Jan 26 Five people were arrested in Sydney in largely peaceful Australia Day protests today with thousands defying public health concerns and rallying across the nation against the mistreatment of the Indigenous people. The January 26 public holiday marks the date the British fleet.