About 500 people rallied in Melbourne on August 13 to put the Liberal and Labor parties on notice that the refugee rights movement is rebuilding, and a growing number of people are willing to stand up for refugees.
The Refugee Action Collective organised the protest under the slogan of 鈥淪tand up for Refugees鈥 in a bid to have the treatment of asylum seekers recognized as a human rights issue.
There were contingents of Greens, socialists and the Community Public Sector Union. Protesters chanted, 鈥淓ast Timor no solution, let the refugees in鈥.
Martina Popovich
Between 10,000 and 20,000 people rallied in Melbourne鈥檚 CBD to the tune of AC/DC鈥檚 鈥淚t鈥檚 a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock and Roll)鈥 in an effort to save the city鈥檚 live music scene on February 23. The march followed the route of the song's videoclip, set in Melbourne鈥檚 CBD 34 years ago.
鈥淕overnments making new laws all of the time
Try to tell 'em that being young's not a crime鈥 鈥 Area 7