3m agoSun 12 Oct 2025 at 2:51am
Sydney protesters wary of ceasefire
In Sydney protesters are wary that the ceasefire in Gaza would not mean peace across the wider middle-east region.
At Hyde Park, Ezra Kurt said she wanted Israel to stop “completely bombing” other neighbouring nations.
“We’re a little bit relieved but let’s be real a ceasefire has been called several times this year and last year, I don’t buy it personally,” Ezra Kurt said.
“While a ceasefire has been called for Palestine, for Gaza, they have abundantly been bombing south of Lebanon now.
“If they’ve stopped at one spot, they’re not completely stopping.”
Ezra Kurt in Hyde Park as crowds gather for the rally in Sydney (ABC News)
9m agoSun 12 Oct 2025 at 2:44am
‘How can we trust Trump?’: Senator Lidia Thorpe asks protesters
“Ceasefire, huh?” Senator Lidia Thorpe said to Melbourne crowds, gathered to watch speeches, referring to the tentative ceasefire arrangement between Israel and Hamas.
“How can we trust Trump?”
“It has been an ongoing, sophisticated genocide on these lands for over 250 years, so don’t believe in no ceasefire.”
(ABC News)
27m agoSun 12 Oct 2025 at 2:27am
In pictures: Melbourne
29m agoSun 12 Oct 2025 at 2:25am
Sydney protesters gather at Hyde Park
Palestinian flags and music dominate Sydney’s Hyde Park as protesters gather, and take shelter from the 30 degree heat, ahead of the protest.
These images are from our photographer Jack Fisher who is on location.
46m agoSun 12 Oct 2025 at 2:08am
📹: Coffs Harbour protesters march along pier
Protesters marching in Coffs Harbour were led in a chant by Dany, a man of Palestinian descent.
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57m agoSun 12 Oct 2025 at 1:57am
Ceasefire a first step, protester says
(ABC News)
Protestors have voiced that the ceasefire is a first step but that they have been calling for more than just a ceasefire.
“We’ve been campaigning for the end to the occupation, colonisation and end to the apartheid system that consistently oppresses and dominates Palestinians,” Mai Saif says.
The International Criminal Court is investigating allegations of war crimes but has not yet made any findings, and Israel strenuously denies the allegations.
“The ceasefire is just the beginning, the reality is Gaza is completely destroyed, we have a whole population that’s been starved, died from famine, these conditions have not stopped,” Saf says.
1h agoSun 12 Oct 2025 at 1:40am
Protests are promoting peace, attendee says
Hundreds of people are gathering outside the State Library of Victoria to hear speeches before marching through the CBD and on to St Kilda Road towards the US consulate days after a ceasefire was declared in Gaza.
(ABC News: Natasha Schapova)
One attendee said protestors were promoting peace while ensuring a stop to the genocide in Gaza.
Another said it was important people continued to regularly show their support for peace in Gaza, every Sunday.
“I think the people power that’s been demonstrated over the past two years is testament as to why we’re at where we’re at,” he said.
“I think Melburnians understand that we need to keep coming out.”
(ABC News: Natasha Schapova)
1h agoSun 12 Oct 2025 at 1:35am
Calm scenes at the Opera House
It is all quiet at the Sydney Opera House ahead of today’s march at Hyde Park.
There is a visible police presence around the landmark after a court ruled the rally scheduled for today could not proceed at the Opera House.
(ABC News)
(ABC News)
1h agoSun 12 Oct 2025 at 1:30am
From marathon to march, roads in Melbourne have been closed all day
It’s a busy day in Melbourne.
Protestors are beginning to gather in Melbourne’s CBD outside the Victoria State Library on Swanston Street, before heading down St Kilda Road towards the US consulate.
Both Swanston Street and St Kilda Road have been closed all morning for the Nike Melbourne Marathon — which saw a record-breaking 50,000 attendees hitting the pavement in the inner-city —and will remain closed for today’s march.
(ABC News)
1h agoSun 12 Oct 2025 at 1:23am
Opera House off the agenda for Sydney rally
Protesters are starting to gather at Sydney’s Hyde Park where they will hear from speakers, including three Australians who took part in the Sumud Flotilla attempting to deliver aid to Gaza.
They will then make their way down George Street to Belmore Park.
Original plans to protest at the Opera House were changed by organisers after a prohibition order by police was approved by the NSW Supreme Court.
Police argued the plan posed a risk of a crowd crush, and said they would have police stationed at the forecourt of the iconic venue to make sure protesters didn’t gather there.
1h agoSun 12 Oct 2025 at 1:03am
Welcome to our live coverage
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of today’s nationwide pro-Palestinian action.
There are dozens of protests planned across the country today, with some already underway on the east coast.
We’ll bring you updates from around the country throughout the day, so stay with us for the latest.