People in Australia's major cities have gathered to attend Invasion Day rallies. Footage from rallies across Australia shows signs with 'stop deaths in custody', treaty slogans, Indigenous flags, 'Free Palestine' messages and Palestinian flags. Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube and hit the bell to see new videos ► [ Ссылка ]

Indigenous activist Gary Foley tells crowds Palestinian protesters were invited to march in rallies this year. 'We have invited our Palestinian brothers and sisters to be here today as an act of solidarity,' he says. Organisers had anticipated that after a failed voice referendum and months of protests calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, the themes of this year’s events would take in both Indigenous and Palestinian struggles.

The 26 January public holiday marks the date the British fleet sailed into Sydney Harbour in 1788 to start a penal colony, viewing the land as unoccupied despite encountering settlement

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