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Thousands attend Black Lives Matter protests across Australia

Protesters participate in Black Lives Matter rally to raise awareness of Aboriginal deaths in custody, in solidarity with those in the US protesting the death of George Floyd who was killed by police in Minneapolis, Minnesota on June 13. [Reuters]

Thousands of people across Australia attended Black Lives Matter protests on Saturday wearing masks and practising social distancing amid warnings from state leaders to call off the events on fears of a second wave of coronavirus infections.

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