A day of demonstrations across Australia in support of the Black Lives Matter movement has begun with about 1,000 protesters gathering in the far northern city of Darwin. However, protesters in Sydney, Adelaide and Perth have been urged to stay away.
Police move in to disperse protesters that had gathered in Sydney, Friday, June 12, 2020, to support U.S. protests over the death of George Floyd. Hundreds of police disrupted plans for a Black Lives Matter rally but protest organizers have vowed that other rallies will continue around Australia over the weekend despite warnings of the pandemic risk.
Perth was expected to be the scene of the biggest rally in Australia on the weekend, with local organizers expecting more than 8,000 people despite the city council refusing to grant a permit for the protest on the country’s west coast. West Australia state Premier Mark McGowan urged organizers to postpone the event, saying “this is about trying to save people’s lives.
Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders comprise 2% of the the country’s adult population but 27% of the prison population. They are also the most disadvantaged ethnic minority in Australia and have higher-than-average rates of infant mortality and poor health, as well as shorter life expectancy and lower levels of education and employment than other Australians.
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