Tens of thousands of people in Australia are protesting in solidarity with Indigenous people.
They're calling for Australia Day to be abolished or celebrated at a different time.
The national holiday on Friday marks the day a British fleet sailed into Sydney Harbour more than 200 years ago.
Indigenous Australians say it represents injustices they've suffered since European colonisation.
Al Jazeera’s Jessica Washington has more.
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They're calling for Australia Day to be abolished or celebrated at a different time.
The national holiday on Friday marks the day a British fleet sailed into Sydney Harbour more than 200 years ago.
Indigenous Australians say it represents injustices they've suffered since European colonisation.
Al Jazeera’s Jessica Washington has more.
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