Kings Cross icon, Ayesha, turned 80 years old earlier this week. Here she celebrates her milestone with close friends at a birthday picnic.
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Stop Violence Against Women Rally
Fifty-four women have been murdered in family and domestic violence incidents in Australia so far in 2024. Hundreds of people rallied last Sunday on Gadigal Land to demand a greater response and accountability from government and men to bring a halt to this femicide. The march was part of a nationwide protest organised by What Were You Wearing.
Protesters gathered at Hyde Park and marched to Town Hall Square, where speeches were made urging action. Speakers included Wiradjuri woman and City of Sydney Councillor, Yvonne Weldon , Rhiannon and Anna Meek from What Were You Wearing, Mehreen Faruqi from The Greens, Dunghutti woman, Ashley Donahue from Mudgin-gal, Katia Schwartz from Scarlet Alliance, Sarah Brown from She Is Not Your Rehab, Sarah Rosenberg from With You We Can and Hala Abdelnour from The Institute of Non-Violence.
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Free Palestine Rally - Week 42
Photographs from Sunday’s 42nd consecutive weekly Free Palestine Rally on Gadigal Land, Sydney, ‘Australia’. This week, thousands rallied around the NSW Labor Party Conference at Sydney Town Hall to protest against the ALP's response to the Israeli war on Gaza..
After a peaceful march, a provocateur barged his way through the crowd, grabbing banners and pushing people in his way. Confusingly the police then made an arrest of a pro-Palestinian protester instead, wrestling him to the ground before taking him away behind police lines.
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Free Palestine Portraits - Week 41
Portraits from the 41st consecutive weekly Free Palestine rally held on Gadigal Land, Sydney, ‘Australia’.
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Free Palestine Rally - Week 41
Photographs from Sunday’s 41st consecutive weekly Free Palestine Rally on Gadigal Land, Sydney, ‘Australia’.
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Justice for Jesse Deacon Rally
Around 100 people turned up to Sydney Town Hall on Gadigal Land this afternoon, to demand justice for Jesse Deacon, who was last year shot and killed by police when they were called to his public housing home after reports that he was self-harming.
Jesse’s mother, Judy, called for the NSW government to implement a health-led response to police handling situations involving people with mental health issues.
Judy Deacon was joined by Jesse’s sister and father, as well as the family of Courtney Topic, a 22-year old Sydney woman who was also killed by police during a mental health episode. Other speakers included Sam Lee, the police accountability officer from the Redfern Legal Centre, Sue Higginson from The Greens and a representative of City of Sydney Council Mayor ,Clover Moore. An Acknowledgement of Country was given by Kabikabi and Gurang-Gurang pastor, Ray Minniecon.
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Sunset Views from the Rooftop
This afternoon’s sunset was special. Photographs taken from the rooftop in Kings Cross.
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Free Palestine Portraits - Week 40
Portraits from the Free Palestine Rally, Week 40, held on Gadigal Land.
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Free Palestine Rally - Week 40
Photographs from the 40th consecutive weekly Free Palestine rally, held on Gadigal Land.
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Frank Yamma at the Chatswood Concourse Lounge
Photographs from last Thursday’s performance by Frank Yamma at the Chatswood Concourse Lounge.
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The Stiff Gins at the Chatswood Concourse Lounge
Photographs from last night’s performance by The Stiff Gins at the Chatswood Concourse Lounge, supporting Frank Yamma (those photos to come).
The Stiff Gins are marking their 25th anniversary this year.
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NAIDOC With The Buuja Buuja Butterfly Dance Group
Photographs of Wiradjuri woman, Rayma Johnson and the Buuja Buuja Butterfuly Dance Group at Eora’s NAIDOC celebrations at Carriageworks in Darlington, Gadigal Land.
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Free Palestine Portraits - Week 39
In-situ portraits from Week 39 of the Free Palestine rally, Gadigal Land, Sydney, Australia.
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Free Palestine Rally - Week 39
Photographs from Sunday’s 39th consecutive weekly Free Palestine rally on Gadigal Land, Sydney, Australia.
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Free Palestine Portraits - Week 38
Portraits taken at last week’s Free Palestine rally - Week 38.
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Free Palestine Rally - Week 38
Photographs of the 38th consecutive weekly Free Palestine rally held on Gadigal Land, Sydney, Australia.
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Free Palestine Rally Portraits
Portraits taken at last week’s Free Palestine rally.
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Julian Assange Returns to Australia
Julian Assange, founder of Wikileaks, touched down in Canberra, Ngunnawal Land, Australia, last night after being found guilty of espionage by the United States for publishing evidence of war atrocities committed by American forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. Assange and his supporters maintain that he pled guilty for the simple act of journalism.
Assange, flanked by his lawyers, Jennifer Robinson and Barry Pollack, and accompanied by the Australian Ambassador to the USA, Kevin Rudd and the High Commissioner to the UK, Stephen Smith, touched down at RAAF Fairbairn airbase at 7:30pm last night. He was warmly welcomed by his wife, Stella Assange and his father, John Shipton, along with a contingent of supporters who lined up at the perimeter of the airbase in freezing conditions. A large media presence was also on hand.
Assange was then whisked away to the East Hotel in Kingston, where a packed out press conference was held by Stella Assange, Jennifer Robinson and Barry Pollack.
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Free Palestine Rally - Week 37
Photographs from the 37th consecutive weekly Free Palestine rally on Gadigal Land.
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