Thousands attend pro-Palestine rallies across Australia as organisers vow to keep protesting after Gaza ceasefire

<p>‘We’ll absolutely continue to protest for a free Palestine,’ Sydney organiser says, as others express hope US-brokered deal will ‘end the genocide’</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Tens of thousands of people have rallied across Australia at pro-Palestine demonstrations, with organisers vowing to continue protesting after Donald Trump brokered a ceasefire deal in Gaza that initially <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/11/agencies-prepare-to-bring-aid-to-starving-people-in-gaza-as-ceasefire-appears-to-hold">appeared to be holding</a>.</p><p>In Sydney, the Palestine Action Group said 30,000 people had marched from Hyde Park to Belmore Park in the central business district after a planned rally to the Opera House <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/09/court-prohibits-pro-palestine-march-to-sydney-opera-house-after-police-raise-safety-concerns">was prohibited</a> by the New South Wales court of appeal last week.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/12/thousand-attend-pro-palestine-rallies-across-australia-as-organisers-vow-to-keep-protesting-after-gaza-ceasefire">Continue reading...</a>