Indigenous Australians and their allies gathered in Sydney for the annual Invasion Day protest, marking 26 January 1788 when Arthur Phillip raised the British flag at Sydney Cove. Observed by Indigenous communities as Invasion Day or Survival Day, the date symbolizes the beginning of colonization and its enduring impact on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Meanwhile, another rally took place in the city, with far-right groups staging anti-immigration marches.