Error message
An error occurred while searching, try again later.Australians protest on anniversary of British colonisation
AUSTRALIA marked its national day today, with the usual public holiday celebrations accompanied by nationwide protests against what aboriginal rights advocates call “Invasion Day.”
A British colony was established at Sydney Cove on January 26 1788, which eventually led to Britain claiming the entire country without a treaty with its indigenous inhabitants.
In Melbourne, indigenous activist Gary Foley told thousands of protesters who had gathered at the steps of the state legislature that the greatest obstacle to a better future for the country was “Anglo-Australian racism born of fear and ignorance.”
More from this author
TIM CROSLAND of Plan B and Defend Our Juries talks to Morning Star’s Ceren Sagir about the legal mechanisms behind Britain’s crackdown on protest rights