SYDNEY: Thousands of Australians joined pro-Palestinian rallies on Sunday (Aug 24), organisers said, amid strained relations between Israel and Australia following the centre-left government's decision to recognise a Palestinian state.
More than 40 protests took place across Australia on Sunday, Palestine Action Group said, including large turnouts in state capitals Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne. The group said around 350,000 attended the rallies nationwide, including around 50,000 in Brisbane, though police estimated the numbers there at closer to 10,000. Police did not have estimates for crowd sizes in Sydney and Melbourne.
