‘Dam Has Burst’ for Pro-Palestinian Support Across Australia

Demonstrators gather at Hyde Park for a pro-Palestinian rally against Israel's actions and ongoing food shortages in the Gaza Strip, which the U.N. officially declared a famine on Aug. 22, during a protest in Sydney's central business district on Aug. 24, 2025. Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images

Hundreds of thousands of people are marching across dozens of Australian cities and towns in a nationwide groundswell of support for dying and starving Palestinians.

Marchers, backed by more than 250 community organisations, unions, and prominent public figures, turned up at rallies in more than 40 cities on Sunday to demand sanctions and an end to Australia’s arms trade with Israel.