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

We'll absolutely continue to protest for a free Palestine,' Sydney organiser says, as others express hope US-brokered deal will end the genocide'

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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 appeared to be holding.

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 was prohibited by the New South Wales court of appeal last week.