Australians around the country took to the streets on Saturday to protest Indigenous deaths in custody.
Protesters took part in demonstrations in every state and territory, which followed protests held around the world in response to the death of African-American man George Floyd at the hands of a white police officer in the United States.
The enormous crowds produced striking scenes as crowds gathered in solidarity.
An estimated 10,000 people turned out in Brisbane for a Black Lives Matter protest.(ABC News: Tim Swanston)
Protesters in Sydney gained a late reprieve from the NSW Supreme Court for the legal march to go ahead.(ABC News: Jack Fisher)
The protests extended beyond the capital cities, with people marching against Indigenous deaths in custody in Wyong on the NSW Central Coast.(ABC News: Jake Lapham)
The families of two Victorians, including Tanya Day who died in police custody, addressed a large crowd in Melbourne’s Flinders Street.(ABC News: Will Jackson)
#BLM was written in skywriting ahead of the Sydney rally.(AAP: James Gourley)
Crowds of people listened to speakers at Belmore Park as part of a Black Lives Matter protest in Sydney.(ABC News: Mridula Amin)
A large crowd at Adelaide’s Victoria Square, demonstrating in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and against Aboriginal deaths in custody.(ABC News: Patrick Martin)
The protests carried extra significance after the violent arrest of an Indigenous teenager in Sydney this week.(ABC News: Jonathan Hair)
Adelaide was one of the first cities in the country to host a march.(AAP: Morgan Sette)
Hundreds of people lie down at the intersection of Newcastle’s King and Darby Streets chanting “I can’t breathe”.(ABC Newcastle: Anthony Scully)
While the protests were largely peaceful, police did use pepper spray to disperse a crowd at Sydney’s Central Station.(AAP: James Gourley)
It was the second day in a row that protesters had assembled in Canberra.(ABC News: Niki Burnside)
Protesters were supporting Indigenous people and the Black Lives Matter movement.(ABC News: Mridula Amin)
The Australian demonstrations followed recent Black Lives Matter protests around world after the death of a black man in police custody in the United States.(ABC News: Tim Swanston)
Wulgurukaba and Bindal people performed smoke ceremonies and spoke to the 1,000-strong crowd at Townsville on Saturday.(ABC News)
A small crowd also gathered in Hobart.(ABC News: Katri Uibu)
Scenes at Sydney’s Town Hall on Saturday afternoon.(ABC News: Jack Fisher)
Protesters in Wyong rally against Indigenous deaths in custody.(ABC News: Jake Lapham)
NSW police say the protesters were “essentially peaceful” and the event ran s
