Thousands in Australia rally against racism defying public health rules

MELBOURNE - Tens of thousands of Australians rallied on Saturday in solidarity with U.S. protesters angered by the death of a black man in police custody, after authorities in one area lifted a ban on the gatherings under the country’s social-distancing rules.

Inspired by the death of George Floyd - who died in Minneapolis after a white policeman knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes - Australians were also calling all for an end to police mistreatment of indigenous Australians. In the United States on Friday, prominent Democratic politicians adopted the slogans of the nationwide protests and announced reforms, as tensions remained high in major cities after days of largely peaceful protests that saw sporadic violence.

Don't talk,but do it.

The colours don't matter what matters is that we are all human I personally stand against racism BlackLivesMatter

Yet Australians continue to kill and discriminate against Aborigines. Start by looking in the mirror and GetYourKneeOffOurNecks

One death is a tragedy but risking The infection of millions is a statistic All lives matter Go home

Who cares about coronavirus!!!?

pointless

Maybe we should focus knee-benders on bigger problems. Short people Matter ‼️🧎🏽

They care about BlackLivesMatter but don’t care about spreading COVID19 and thus potentially killing thousands of innocent people

ITS A TRAP ....THEY JUST FELL FOR IT ..TRUMP AND HIS SON ...HAVING FUN

There not bothered about spreading this deadly disease

Thanks for showing the world you never really believed in all the COVID hype and just wanted an excuse to talk down to your neighbors.

Hypocrite idiots 🤦

First,Australians should learn to respect Aborigines

About time the white immigrant Australians start to care about the indigenous people or aboriginals. The real people of Australia.

Sorry guy let focus one thing first Corona virus We know about racist in Australia but justice always play part in good way

panuw Would this ever happen in Bangkok? thailivesmatter

Where is all this racism they’ve been watching too many TV programmes.

Let's keep peaceful momentum of this 'no to racism' issue going now.

... the reason for the rally is good, but should be distancing from each other... beResponsible

Bogus virtue signaling from the whitest country I’ve ever lived in. 🙄

Did something happen in Australia no one knows about? Why are they protesting?

We stand united against racism AllLivesMatter

SocialDistancing Canceled WTF2020 BLM, but y'all protect your damn selves. WearAFaceCondom

Why do people assume the virus has just disappeared? It hasn’t, its out there, its real, and it killed my father

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