Hundreds of people gathered at rallies and protests around Australia ahead of the 30th anniversary of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody.
An Aboriginal group says it wants answers over the lack of accountability and justice for the 470 people who have died in custody in the last 30 years. (file pic)
Photo: AFP
More than 470 Aboriginal people have died in custody since the commission s final report was handed down on 15 April 1991.
The report made 339 recommendations but few have been implemented over the past 30 years.
Five Aboriginal people have died in custody since the beginning of March this year.
Protests and marches took place in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Alice Springs and Lismore today.
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âThis day here needs to be resistedâ: Thousands protest Australia Day in Brisbane
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Thousands have gathered in solidarity with Indigenous Australians calling for a rethink of Australia Day and justice reform in Brisbaneâs CBD, in one of the largest shows of support in recent years.
Stinging sun and a global pandemic did little to deter an estimated 5000 people descending on the city on Tuesday morning, with speeches continuing into the afternoon.
Eventually leaving the park, the protest snaked through the CBD and across the Victoria Bridge, stopping along the way for dance circles and being cheered along by others.