March for Palestine protests take place in Brisbane

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Pro-Palestine groups are marching in their thousands across Australia today, as part of a National Day of Action. In Brisbane, a rally is underway, and our reporter Molly Slattery is there.

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00:00Hi there, Molly. What's happening? It's looking pretty busy behind you.

00:06Good afternoon, Mel. It absolutely is. There's a cast of thousands already here today.

00:12And this is just the Brisbane March. Protesters will take to the streets right across the nation today,

00:18calling for sanctions on Israel and an end to the conflict in Gaza.

00:22Now, this particular march in Brisbane gained quite a lot of attention

00:26when organisers outlined their plans to march across the iconic Story Bridge.

00:32Now, police put a stop to that.

00:35They took that matter to court and said that it was unsafe to do so.

00:39Organisers have instead chosen to march from here in Queen's Garden,

00:43right in the city across the Victoria Bridge.

00:46Now, those organisers say they've achieved what they wanted to

00:50by gaining a lot of attention to the cause.

00:53There is still quite a large police presence here today,

00:56but officers say they have scaled back the number of police present.

01:01Alright, Molly Slattery reporting from Brisbane there for us. Thank you.

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