Thousands of people across Australia have been coming out to refugee rights rallies in the wake of the Guardian's Nauru files documenting the systemic abuse of refugees in the Nauru detention centre.
Refugee activists demanded the government immediately close all the detention centre's, end boat turnbacks and resettle all refugees and asylum seekers on Nauru and Manus Island in Australia.
Melbourne
Photos by Chelsea Dennison
Sydney
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Sydney refugee rights rally Aug 27 2016. Photo: Zeb Parkes.
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Sydney refugee rights rally Aug 27 2016. Photo: Zeb Parkes.
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Sydney refugee rights rally Aug 27 2016. Photo: Zeb Parkes.
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Sydney refugee rights rally Aug 27 2016. Photo: Zeb Parkes.
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Sydney refugee rights rally Aug 27 2016. Photo: Zeb Parkes.
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Sydney refugee rights rally Aug 27 2016. Photo: Zeb Parkes.
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Sydney refugee rights rally Aug 27 2016. Photo: Zeb Parkes.
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Sydney refugee rights rally Aug 27 2016. Photo: Zeb Parkes.
Brisbane
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Free the children on Nauru sign at Brisbane refugee rights rally Aug 2016. Photo: Alex Bainbridge.
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Free the refugees sign at Brisbane refugee rights rally Aug 2016. Photo: Alex Bainbridge.
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Bring them here banner at Brisbane refugee rights rally Aug 2016. Photo: Alex Bainbridge.
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Close Manus and Nauru now banner at Brisbane refugee rights rally Aug 2016. Photo: Alex Bainbridge.
Adelaide
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Refugee rights rally Adelaide Aug 2016. Photo: Gemma Weedall.
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Refugee rights rally Adelaide Aug 2016. Photo: Gemma Weedall.
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Refugee rights rally Adelaide Aug 2016. Photo: Gemma Weedall.
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Refugee rights rally Adelaide Aug 2016. Photo: Gemma Weedall.
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Refugee rights rally Adelaide Aug 2016. Photo: Gemma Weedall.
Melbourne
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Close Manus close Nauru protest Melbourne Aug 2016. Photo: Ali Bakhtiarvandi.
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Close Manus close Nauru protest Melbourne Aug 2016. Photo: Ali Bakhtiarvandi.
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Close Manus close Nauru protest Melbourne Aug 2016. Photo: Ali Bakhtiarvandi.
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Close Manus close Nauru protest Melbourne Aug 2016. Photo: Ali Bakhtiarvandi.
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Close Manus close Nauru protest Melbourne Aug 2016. Photo: Ali Bakhtiarvandi.
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Close Manus close Nauru protest Melbourne Aug 2016. Photo: Ali Bakhtiarvandi.