Tens of thousands of people have gathered in the CBD for an Invasion Day Melbourne rally.
The crowd at Federation Square - estimated to be up to 50,000 people - is believed to have eclipsed the number of people who attended the nearby Australia Day march along Swanston Street.
The rally began at Parliament House, with a long river of protesters stretching down Swanston Street from Bourke Street to end at Flinders Street Station.
The Invasion Day Melbourne rally. Photo: Twitter/@sallyrugg
The rally has filled Federation Square and spilled onto Flinders and Swanston streets, across to Flinders Street Station. The Invasion Day Melbourne march is one of many being held in capital cities and towns across Australia.
The crowd on Swanston Street for the Australia Day parade. Photo: Jesse Marlow
History, depends on who wrote it! #SurvivalDay #changethedate ✊🏾 pic.twitter.com/v45dEEsOhv
— Nova Peris OAM (@NovaPeris) January 26, 2017
Colonisation is not a celebration #InvasionDay2017 #AustraliaDay pic.twitter.com/U43VDVspn3
— Emily van der Nagel (@emvdn) January 26, 2017
Gamilaroi Aunty marching with my 18mth Yorta Yorta niece #ChangeTheDate #SurvivalDay #InvasionDay2017 #Melbourne pic.twitter.com/Liuor7raD1
— vegemiteblonde (@vegemiteblonde) January 26, 2017
Massive crowd at the #invasionDay rally in Melbourne. #WhereIHadToBe #chamgethedate pic.twitter.com/Ph1l14eluU
— Janet Rice (@janet_rice) January 26, 2017
#SurvivalDay - thousands of people from all walks of life honouring our resilience. We ❤️ Australia but think we should #changethedate 👍🏾 pic.twitter.com/wr7xf5iPqg
— Nova Peris OAM (@NovaPeris) January 26, 2017
The 'Invasion Day' protest in Sydney also drew a large crowd.
Thousands of people are marching through the streets of Sydney. #InvasionDay pic.twitter.com/s3jf1g2AE6
— Allan Clarke (@AllanJClarke) January 26, 2017
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