Overview
- The rallies, which took place on Thursday, September 17, drew hundreds of high‑school and university students to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane with smaller actions in regional towns.
- In Sydney protesters marched from Hyde Park through Market Street and back, where organisers led loud, profane anti‑Hanson chants that reporters described as rowdy.
- Speakers at the events included student organisers, Socialist Alternative members and a Greens candidate who publicly linked Hanson and One Nation to wealthy backers such as Gina Rinehart.
- Organisers told reporters the renewed national day of action was sparked by recent polling gains for Hanson and a growing mainstream media presence that they fear could translate into greater political power.
- Protesters framed their demands around protecting climate policy, Indigenous rights, migrant and LGBTQ+ protections and resisting what students called a normalisation of far‑right politics in Australia.