This wasn’t really a protest action, though perhaps there was a kind of reproach implicit in the contrast between this relaxed and gentle get-together and the media-biased events laid on by the the State to mark the day – celebrations that apparently required a display of machines made for killing people… There is a brief account of the proceedings on Melbourne Indymedia, with some pictures and links to the sites of some of the people involved. Here are a few more views-

The 3KND stall was draped in a huge banner outlining the long history of Australia from an Indigenous point of view:

This young lady was keen to take part in the karaoke but was struck by last-minute stage fright

The stage itself, with the theme of the event

Infoshop and 3CR had adjacent stalls

About 3.30pm

One of many very well-behaved dogs present