‘Always darkest before dawn’: Thousands march calling for Australia Day date change

Former Queensland premier Campbell Newman says it is “always darkest before dawn” as tens of thousands have gathered to march through Australia’s capital cities – calling for a change of Australia Day’s date. Some protesters waved Palestinian flags and beat drums, while in Canberra, the protests sent Parliament House into lockdown. “It’s always darkest before dawn,” Mr Newman told Sky News host Steve Price. “There was a poll around in the last week claiming 68 per cent of Australians wanted the day to say the same. “If these activists want to keep carrying on, that’s their right, but I think Australians are very clear about what they want.”