7m agoSun 24 Aug 2025 at 5:43amCounter-protester arrested at Brisbane march
The Brisbane march has run into some counter-protesters on its way to Musgrave Park.
ABC Radio Brisbane reporter Kenji Sato snapped a few photos.
A counter-protester has been escorted away by police after snatching a Palestinian flag from a protester.
It was apparently in response to a protester grabbing an Australian flag.
It wasn’t the only heated moment, with people on both sides yelling at each other.
15m agoSun 24 Aug 2025 at 5:35am
📹: Tasmanians march in Hobart streets
Organisers have estimated about 4,000 people marched in Hobart earlier today.
Here is some vision of the rally.
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22m agoSun 24 Aug 2025 at 5:28am
Sydney protesters march through the CBD
Protesters can be seen waving flags and banging drums as they make their way through the city on their way to Belmore Park.
(ABC News: Berge Breiland)
(ABC News: Berge Breiland)
(ABC News: Berge Breiland)
28m agoSun 24 Aug 2025 at 5:22am
📹: Brisbane rally spills out of Queens Park ahead of march
Our video team has just sent through some aerial footage of the rally in Brisbane’s Queens Park earlier.
The crowd was so large, it spilled out into the streets surrounding the Treasury Building.
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33m agoSun 24 Aug 2025 at 5:17am
Big turnout prompts change of route in Coffs Harbour
Organisers of the Coffs Harbour rally changed the march route in response to overwhelming numbers on the day.
Just hours before the march was due to take place, spokesperson Zianna Fuad said they planned to walk on the footpath of the main street, until hundreds more than the 200 expected arrived at the beach foreshores.
It’s estimated about 650 people participated.
(ABC Coffs Coast: Claire Simmonds)
43m agoSun 24 Aug 2025 at 5:07am
Police revise Brisbane attendance estimate to 10,000
Queensland Police Service has updated its estimate on the number of people attending the Brisbane rally.
Organisers were expecting 7,000 people before the rally, which was also the number the police have been saying all day.
(ABC News: Kenji Sato)
It’s clear there’s a lot more than that, and QPS now says they think it’s about 10,000.
The organisers are telling us more than 50,000 people are marching in Brisbane this afternoon.
(ABC News)
50m agoSun 24 Aug 2025 at 5:00am
Does Australia sell weapons to Israel?
One of the primary grievances of protesters is that Australia sells items with military use to Israel.
The government says it does not sell weapons to Israel, but it’s a bit murkier than that.
You can read more from ABC reporter Annika Burgess here:
54m agoSun 24 Aug 2025 at 4:56am📸: Protesters fill Brisbane’s Victoria Bridge
The rally in Brisbane has begun moving toward Musgrave Park.
Protesters have densely packed Victoria Bridge on their way across the river, toward South Bank.
(ABC News)
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56m agoSun 24 Aug 2025 at 4:54am
Organisers estimate 4,000 people marched in Hobart
After the march, the crowd gathered in Franklin Square. Here are some more pictures from our photographer Monty Jacka.
(ABC News: Monty Jacka)
(ABC News: Monty Jacka)
(ABC News: Monty Jacka)
1h agoSun 24 Aug 2025 at 4:49am
📸: Tathra rally in pictures
Here are some more images of the protest that took place in Tathra on the NSW far south coast.
It was a big turnout in the rain, with more than 500 people taking part.
(Supplied: David Gallan)
(Supplied: David Gallan)
(Supplied: David Gallan)
1h agoSun 24 Aug 2025 at 4:45am
Police estimate about at least 1,500 attended Canberra rally
About 1,500 to 2,000 people participated in the rally at Canberra’s Civic Square today, police estimate.
The rally in the capital was among the earlier starts today.
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1h agoSun 24 Aug 2025 at 4:40am
Brisbane rally marching to Musgrave Park
Tens of thousands of protesters have set off from Queens Park and are marching across Victoria Bridge.
It was their second choice of route, with their planned march across the Story Bridge nixed by a court this week.
1h agoSun 24 Aug 2025 at 4:36am
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1h agoSun 24 Aug 2025 at 4:30am
Perth rally underway
(ABC News)
Several thousand have gathered in the Perth city centre to show their support for the Palestinian people.
Some had signs calling for sanctions on Israel and to end the siege of Gaza.
(ABC News)
On woman had a placard saying: “Children deserve food, not bombs.”
1h agoSun 24 Aug 2025 at 4:26am
Crowds spilling over in Brisbane
It’s still unclear how many people have turned out in Brisbane today.
Queensland Police are standing by the number they gave us earlier of 7,000, but as you can see that’s starting to look pretty conservative.
The organisers’ estimate of 50,000 looks closer to the reality.
1h agoSun 24 Aug 2025 at 4:22am
Hundreds take part in Tathra
In Tathra on the New South Wales Far South Coast, more than 500 people took part in a pro-Palestinian march, braving the rain and wind.
Many protestors hailed from across the Bega Valley Shire, with some having driven over an hour to march.
(ABC News)
Pamela Goddard (second from left), originally from New York City, has been living in Tathra for the past seven years.
“I live in Australia, I’m watching what the Albanese government is doing. I’m from America, I’m watching what the Trump government is doing,” she said.
“I want them to know I don’t support it.”
“We’re a small community, but we’re a community, and we’re here to let the Palestinians know that we’re behind them.”
(ABC News)
Amanda Richmond from Bega shared a similar sentiment.
“I feel helpless at what’s happening in Gaza,” she said.
“It’s really important for communities around the world, no matter how big or small they are, to show solidarity.”
1h agoSun 24 Aug 2025 at 4:18am
🎥: Aerial vision of Sydney protest
We’ve just received some aerial vision of the rally in Sydney from the news chopper.
You can see the crowd in Hyde Park densely packed around the Archibald Memorial Fountain.
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1h agoSun 24 Aug 2025 at 4:11am
Palestine Advocacy Network addresses Hobart crowd
(ABC News: Monty Jacka)
In Hobart, the Tasmanian Palestine Advocacy Network, which organised the rally, has addressed the crowd.
“The topic of so-called Palestinian statehood only arises when western leaders are asked to take tangible action on Israel,” the Tasmanian Palestine Advocacy Network said.
“Instead, western governments wield Palestinian recognition as a punishment against Israel, as if basic human rights are conditional.
“This trivialises liberation, reducing it to a bargaining chip.”
1h agoSun 24 Aug 2025 at 4:05amGrace Tame speaking in Sydney
Former Australian of the year Grace Tame has given a passionate speech at the rally in Sydney.
Speaking to the crowd at Hyde Park, Tame began by asking protesters: “who is ready to resist?”
“There is another force that power responds to, it is public pressure,” she said.
“If we can get 300,000 to block the bridge we can get three million.”
(ABC News)
1h agoSun 24 Aug 2025 at 4:00am
Police say 7,000 people rallying in Brisbane
The Queensland Police Service says about 7,000 people are attending Brisbane’s rally this afternoon.
Protesters have been gathering in Queens Gardens since about midday, with the rally kicking off shortly after 1pm.
The crowd has spilled over into Elizabeth St, George St and William St, closing roads around the gardens.
Organisers have told us there are 50,000 people in attendance, so the truth is probably somewhere in the middle.
Representatives from the MEAA — which represents journalists — are also present at the rally.
At least 227 journalists have been killed in Gaza since October 7, 2023, according to the UN Human Rights Office, and it remains the deadliest place in the world to be a journalist.