Estimates of attendance at protest rallies and meetings against the Coalition government's anti-union laws include:
June 30
Adelaide — 7000
Brisbane — 20,000-25,000
Cairns — 2000
Canberra (June 26) — 500
Darwin — 2000
Devonport — 500
Geelong — 10,000
Gladstone — 2000
Gove — 900
Hobart — 3000
Karratha (June 27) — 3000
Mackay — 1200
Melbourne — 120,000-150,000
Perth — 20,000-25,000
Portland — 2000
Rockhampton — 2000
Townsville — 700
Wodonga — 1500
July 1
Armidale — 550
Bankstown — 2,000
Bathurst — 1100
Belmont — 1500
Burwood — 700
Canberra — 150
Cardiff — 2000
Coffs Harbour — 650
Coogee — 200
Dungog — 150
Fairfield — 200
Gymea — 3500
Kingsford — 90
Kogarah — 2000
Lismore — 400
Liverpool — 2000
Mayfield — 2800
Newcastle — 3500
Orange — 550
Parramatta — 3000
Penrith — 600
Queanbeyan — 550
Redfern — 350
Richmond — 550
Sydney city — 20,000
Tamworth — 1000
Wagga & Albury — 1200
Wollongong — 6000.
From Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly, July 6, 2005.
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