Husic Calls Gaza March a ‘Wake-Up Call’ as Assange, Foster Join 90,000 on Harbour Bridge

Sydney Harbour Bridge became a melting pot of left-wing issues, including unions and Aboriginal causes, as chants of “intifada” rang out.

Demonstrators, including WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (C), cross the Sydney Harbour Bridge during a pro-Palestinian rally against Israel and ongoing food shortages in the Gaza Strip, in Sydney, Australia on Aug. 3, 2025. Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images

Labor’s Muslim industry minister, Ed Husic, called the 90,000-strong march across Sydney’s iconic Harbour Bridge a “wake-up call” for the nation.

Husic attended the Aug. 3 march with an assortment of left-leaning causes and high-profile identities, including the recently released Julian Assange, former Socceroos captain and activist Craig Foster, and Indigenous actor Meyne Wyatt.