Tens of thousands gather for March in March protest
It's about asylum seekers. Unions. The environment and animals. The
postal service or the ABC. And there's even a bit of dancing.
The March for March protest snaked through Melbourne with tens of thousands demanding action on a mixed bag of issues.
Some danced on Sunday while shouting, "We demand better!" and
"Not in my name!" while others held placards that stated: "Abbott,
you're a disgrace".
What united them was anger and frustration at everything that's happened since the federal election.
"I'm really angry about a number of things," said Jenni James, 59, who helped organise the Melbourne protest with three others.
"They're not listening to us. They're lying to us. And there
are a lot of people here who have never been in a protest in their
life".
Organisers began planning the protest on social media, which quickly ignited interest among activist and left-leaning groups.
Similar protests were held at a number of other cities, including Sydney and Brisbane.
Melbourne organisers estimated crowd sizes to reach 30,000 people.
While Coalition policies were the target for many protesters,
Labor was also criticised at the protest with some placing blame on the
previous government for bringing back offshore detention.
RMIT professor Peter Norden said he joined the protest due to problems at detention centres on Manus Island and Naru.
"It's something that's equally shared between the previous Labor government and the new government," he said.
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