INVASION DAY RALLY MELBOURNE 2021 - AAP
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A Victorian senator has told thousands of Melbourne Invasion Day demonstrators that Australia s Indigenous people need a treaty, not more symbolic gestures.
About 5000 masked protesters marched in Melbourne s CBD on Australia Day, moving in staggered COVID-safe units from Parliament House toward Flinders Street.
They chanted Always was, always will be Aboriginal land and No pride in genocide while holding placards and Aboriginal flags.
Lidia Thorpe, a Gunnai Gunditjmara and Djab Wurrung woman elected in September, said Australia needed a treaty to resolve the war that was declared on our people almost 250 years ago .
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Australia Day will look different this year. Many events, including the traditional city parade, are cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions.
But with the public holiday falling on a Tuesday and the temptation of a four-day weekend too much for many, the mood is certain to still be buoyant.
No parades: Australia Day will look a little different this year.
Credit:Luis Enrique Ascui
Here s a list of what s happening on Australia Day and what will be open on the public holiday.
Official ceremonies
Day of Mourning Dawn Service: NAIDOC (National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee) will host a service from 5am at Kingâs Domain Resting Place. The service is free but registration is required and people need to bring a printed or digital copy of registration. It will also be live streamed. More details here.
Volunteer crowd marshals will be trained to separate protesters into groups of 100 after almost 5000 people indicate interest in attending Melbourne’s Invasion Day rally on January 26.
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Mr Meddick referred to the GMA s Hunters knowledge survey report, which found 80 per cent of hunters failed a bird identification test.
Hunters were allowed to kill seven of the eight game duck species but were banned from killing the Blue-winged Shoveler due to dwindling numbers last season.
Those who oppose duck hunting believe the high-failure rate of identifying ducks will put Blue-winged Shovelers in the firing line.
A duck on the Kennett River in Victoria. Hunters were allowed to kill seven of the eight game duck species but were banned from killing the Blue-winged Shoveler due to dwindling numbers last season