Australia Day 2026 LIVE updates: Cops ramp up security ahead of Invasion Day and anti-immigration rallies – what you need to know
Below is a list compiled by Amnesty International Australia detailing every ‘Invasion Day’ protest and other rallies to be held today on January 26.
‘Each year there is talk of division, yet year after year, rain, hail or heatwave, tens of thousands of Australians come together in a powerful show of solidarity,’ the Amnesty International post reads.
‘Young people, seniors, visitors, new citizens and First Nations people take to the streets, and for many, attending has become a family tradition.
‘The first documented protest on this date was the 1938 Day of Mourning, and Aboriginal people have protested every year since.’
Rally list:
NSW:
Sunset Cultural Ceremony, Woronora
When: 4:00 PM -7:00PM
Where: Burnum Burnum Sanctuary
Yabun Festival
When: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Where: Victoria Park, Broadway
Invasion Day 2026: Rally and March
When: 10:00 AM
Where: Hyde Park, Sydney
Survival Day 2026 – Honouring Culture, Strength, and Community – Katoomba
When: 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Where: Barton Street, Katoomba North Public School
Blak Powerhouse
When: 6:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Where: Manning House, Manning Road, Camperdown
VICTORIA:
Naarm Invasion Day Protest (picture below)
When: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Where: Parliament House of Victoria, Spring St Melbourne
Our Survival Day – Her Story; Matriarchs of 2026
When: 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Where: The Briars, 450 Nepean Hwy, Mount Martha VIC 3934
QUEENSLAND:
Benarrawa Survival Day
When: 7:30 AM
Where: Gather at the bronze canoe, near Simpson’s playground, end of Graceville Ave, Graceville
Gimuy Rally
When: 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Where: Fogarty Park, Gimuy, Cairns
Invasion Day 2026: We Have Survived! Sunshine Coast
When: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Where: Sunshine Coast City Hall, corner of First Ave and South Sea Islander Way, Maroochydore
Magandjin Invasion Day 2026
When: Speeches starting 10 AM, March starting 12 PM
Where: Queens Garden, Brisbane
Maleny Remembrance Ceremony 2026
When: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Where: Maleny Neighbourhood Centre, 17 Bicentennial Lane, Maleny
SOUTH AUSTRALIA:
Survival Day – North Haven
When: 8:30 AM
Where: North Haven Surf Life Saving Club, 44 Australia II Avenue, North Haven, SA
Survival Day Tandanyangga
When: 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Where: Victoria Square, Adelaide
Aus Lights on the River
When:5:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Where: Elder Park
WESTERN AUSTRALIA:
Invasion Day Protest
When: 12:00 PM
Where: Forrest Chase, on Wellington Street, Perth
Reflect and Respect Film Dome
When: 3:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Where: Langley Park, Riverside Drive
Rubibi Survival Day
When: 4:00 pm – 11:00 PM
Where: Gimme Club at Goolarri Media, Blackman St, Broome
TASMANIA:
Invasion Day 2026 – Nipaluna/Hobart
When: 11:00 AM
Where: Depart TAC 198 Elizabeth Street, Hobart
Limilinaturi Invasion Day 2026
When: 11:30 AM
Where: 106 Best St, Devonport
