Australians protest against British colonisation on national holiday

Indigenous Australians protest in Sydney (Rick Rycroft/AP)

Thousands of Australians protested on the anniversary of British colonisation of their country on Friday, with large crowds calling for Australia Day to be moved and for a day of mourning on the holiday some call “Invasion Day”.

The holiday marks the arrival of 11 British ships carrying convicts at Port Jackson in present-day Sydney on January 26, 1788.