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March In August, Sydney
As Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s popularity continues to fall, thousands took to the streets in numerous cities and towns around the country today to protest against many of the Liberal/National policies which have been announced so far.
Hyde Park in Sydney was the venue for that city’s March In August event.
March In May, Sydney
Following on from the successful March In March rally held across Australia, people gathered in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane to once again voice their anger at the Abbott government.
This time, though, there was the annual budget to consider. After Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey announced a swathe of cuts to spending in order to try bringing the budget back into surplus, the government has been suffering a vocal backlash.
A large crowd gathered in Belmore Park in downtown Sydney today to hear from speakers who detailed what these spending cuts could mean to students, retirees, the unemployed, disabled people, and Aboriginal people.
Following the speeches, protesters marched along Broadway towards Victoria Park.
At Railway Square near Central Station, students held a spontaneous sit-down demonstration to highlight their disagreement with proposed cuts to education and deregulation of university fees. Some students were forcibly removed by police before a “stand-off” which lasted about half an hour.
March In March, Sydney
Approximately 12,000 protesters came together at Belmore Park in Sydney today to voice their displeasure at the policies of Tony Abbott’s government.
Speaking out against the mistreatment of asylum seekers, media ownership concentration, the government’s refusal to recognise same sex marriage and other issues, the protesters joined others across Australia who demonstrated in other cities and towns in a national weekend of action
Thunder and rain threatened to disrupt the Sydney event, but the crowd remained and then grew when the weather cleared.
Billy Bragg at March In March rally, Sydney, Australia
After speeches from Cat Rose, Wendy Bacon and others as well as three songs and a speech from singer and activist Billy Bragg, the crowd made their way along Broadway to Victoria Park amid cheers from pedestrians and car horn honks of support from passing motorists.
International Fleet Review Combined Navies Parade
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the commision of the Royal Australian Navy, an international fleet review has been held in Sydney.
Today members of various navies marched from The Rocks to Town Hall in downtown Sydney where they were reviewed by Her Excellency Quentin Bryce, the governer-General of Australia.
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Pigeons taking off near Town Hall in Sydney
Navy helicopters flying over downtown Sydney during the International Fleet Review parade march down George Street
Night Swirls in Sydney
A New Day
We’ve just endured about a week or so of almost constant rain here in “sunny” Sydney, so it was a lovely change to wake up and see blue sky and sun.
Reportage Censored
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – A small but supportive crowd braved cold and wet weather to attend the official opening of the Reportage Censored exhibition in Sydney’s Hyde Park today.
Sheltering from the rain in one of the exhibition’s containers, people heard from Reportage Director Stephen Dupont and Assistant Director Ms Anna Maria Antoinette D’Addario, The Global Mail’s Director of Photography Mike Bowers, photojournalist David Maurice Smith and NSW Labor Party MP Amanda Fazio.
Amanda Fazio, MP
Mike Bowers
Stephen Dupont
Anna Maria Antoinette D’Addario
David Maurice Smith
The exhibition, housed in three shipping containers, was a response to the removal of dozens of photographs from a public projection display by Destination NSW who had deemed the images as “too distressing”.
(An excellent interview on VICE with Reportage’s Assistant Director Anna Maria Antoinette D’Addario explains the situation very well.)
Some of the images which were removed from display in the main exhebition included photographs by internationally renowned photojournalists James Nachtwey and Tim Page.
The exhibition runs until 7PM on Wednesday July 3.
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