Rallies in Sydney, Melbourne protest against Australia's climate policy

Extinction Rebellion activists hold a koala funeral to mark climate change, in Melbourne, Australia November 6, 2021 in this picture obtained from social media. Courtesy of Extinction Rebellion Australia/via REUTERS

SYDNEY/MELBOURNE (Reuters) - More than 1,000 people demonstrated on Saturday in Australia's biggest cities of Sydney and Melbourne to protest against the government's climate policies and the strategies it offered at a U.N. climate summit in Glasgow.

Sydney's first legal protest after a months-long COVID-19 lockdown saw about 1,000 people march in support of global action day for climate justice, a worldwide movement mobilised during the COP26 meeting.