Thousands rally for 'Invasion Day' protests on Australia Day holiday


  • World
  • Thursday, 26 Jan 2023

FILE PHOTO Protesters on Australia Day demand that the countrys national day be changed as the date marks the arrival of Britains first fleet and subsequent colonisation of indigenous Australians at a march in Sydney Australia January 26 2021.  REUTERSLoren Elliott

FILE PHOTO: Protesters on Australia Day demand that the country's national day be changed, as the date marks the arrival of Britain's first fleet and subsequent colonisation of indigenous Australians, at a march in Sydney, Australia, January 26, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Thousands of Australians marked the country's national day celebrations on Thursday with rallies in support of Indigenous people, many of whom describe the anniversary of the day a British fleet sailed into Sydney Harbour as "Invasion Day".

In Sydney, the capital of New South Wales - Australia's most populous state - social media showed a large crowd gathered at an "Invasion Day" rally in the central business district, where some people carried Aboriginal flags and an Indigenous smoking ceremony took place.

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