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Protesters were told to use hand sanitiser frequently and wear face masks and most appeared to be doing so but social distancing proved difficult. The Aboriginal leader said there was a “deliberate ignorance” in Australia about the history of the land. “The British tried everything to eradicate us after their invasion but it didn’t work. “We want you to listen to our voice, and that is why I believe we are here today with so much support, wanting our voice to be heard and listened to and respected.” Following a minute of silence at 11.26am, two women with white ochre on thei...

Indigenous activist Uncle Gary Foley went to his first Invasion Day rally 51 years ago. On Tuesday, as thousands of people gathered in drizzling rain in Melbourne’s CBD, Uncle Gary told the sea of black, red and yellow of one significant shift he had noticed in more than half a century of campaigning. “What has changed, standing out here looking out at all of you mob, is that large numbers of ordinary Australians are out here with us,” he said. Thousands of protesters march through the city on Tuesday. Credit:Chris Hopkins In the 1970s, a groundswell of protesters fought to rai...

Theresa Stewart, controversial ‘Loony Left’ leader of Birmingham city council – obituary She turned down a lunch date with the Queen and ruled out an Olympic bid – but denied holding a workshop for disabled lesbians Theresa Stewart in 1994 Credit:  News Team International Theresa Stewart, who has died aged 90, was the only female leader of Birmingham city council to date (from 1993 to 1999); she was Lord Mayor in 2000-01 and a member of the Labour Party for 72 years. She concentrated on delivering “good public services” for the city, rather than prestige projects like the Conv...