Thousands attend protest rally against Australia Day in Perth.

Thousands of Australians attend the Invasion Day rally in Perth.

Thousands turned out for Perth’s Invasion Day rally on January 26th 2021

Thousands turned out for Perth’s Invasion Day rally on January 26th 2021 Source: Supplied

In Boorloo (Perth) on Wadjak Noongar country thousands of people attended the protest rally against Australia Day with organisers saying it was one of the largest turn outs they’d seen in recent years.
Bobby Bennel at Perth Invasion Day rally 2021
Bobby Bennel at Perth Invasion Day rally 2021 Source: Supplied
The march began in Forrest Place before continuing on through Perth’s city streets and ended in Langley Park.
Corina Howard, Noongar elder and Perth’s Invasion Day 2021 organiser said the day is about highlighting continued injustices perpetuated against Indigenous peoples in the country.

“We gotta heal our mob first, bring our mob together to protect this Mother Earth; our country because we are custodians 

First Nations Elders from across WA spoke as well as Indigenous advocates including, Dr Hannah Mcglade.

The rally focused on racial injustice, land rights, Indigenous incarceration and deaths in custody.

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Published 26 January 2021 6:23pm
By Sarah Collard


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