Protesters rally across Australian cities to demand end to Gaza genocide

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Tens of thousands of people in Australia have joined rallies to demand an end to the genocide in Gaza. It's part of a national day of action, with protesters calling on the government to take a tougher stance against Israel. Organisers say it's one of the largest coordinated demonstrations in the nation's history.    Al Jazeera’s Sarah Clarke reports from Brisbane.  Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile  #Australia #Brisbane #IsraelGazaWar #GazaSolidarityRally #FreePalestine #CeasefireNow #GazaGenocide #AustraliaGazaProtests #GazaSolidarityMarch #GazaStarvationCrisis #GazFamine #GazaUnderAttack #MarchForHumanity  # news #breaking #24x7

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00:00They came to make their voices heard.

00:02The centre of Brisbane was brought to a standstill,

00:05with road closures as tens of thousands of people

00:07called for an end to Israel's war on Gaza.

00:10I think it's atrocious that the Palestinians

00:13are being treated worse than we're treating animals.

00:15Every time I picture those families and children

00:18and see them starving and crying out for food,

00:21I just picture how that would feel as a mother.

00:24I have a child seeing children her own age being killed.

00:30Even if I didn't have a child, I think, yeah,

00:33the fact that we can see all these things firsthand being televised

00:37and still allowing it to happen, it's, yeah, pretty disgusting.

00:40It wasn't just in Brisbane.

00:42Thousands of people joined rallies in state capitals across Australia

00:46in a coordinated National Day of Action.

00:49Their message, the government must do more,

00:52targeted sanctions on Israel

00:53and an end to Australia's arms trade with Israel.

00:57We demand from our politicians more than just talk,

01:00We are long past this now.

01:01We demand actions in the same way we acted in times of genocide.

01:06We are signatories to the Genocide Convention,

01:08which means that we have an obligation to prevent

01:10and punish genocide when it occurs.

01:12Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed

01:14Australia will recognise Palestinian statehood

01:17at the UN General Assembly next month.

01:20The federal government has also pledged

01:21$85 million in humanitarian aid,

01:24but protesters say words and pledges are not enough.

01:27There are more rallies planned in coming weeks,

01:30not just here in Brisbane, but around the country,

01:33as people in Australia are calling for tougher action

01:35from the federal government.

01:37These demonstrations are more than a show of solidarity.

01:40They are demands for accountability.

01:42Sarah Clarke, Al Jazeera, Brisbane.

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