Large rally and march in Adelaide to celebrate first people's struggles and culture

Written by: Ned K. on 14 July 2025

On Friday 11 July 2025, thousands of people in Adelaide turned out at the end of NAIDOC week to celebrate First People's struggles, recognition and culture.

In one of the largest turnouts for many years on a cloudy day with rain threatening, people's spirits could not be dampened.

The rally and march Organizers handed out Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags, creating a "sea of flags" marching down the main street of Adelaide to the British colonist-built SA Parliament House.

First People's speakers included Elders, young people and women. Each emphasized the enormous potential contribution their previous generations had made over more than 40,000 years in looking after and respecting the land that colonial settler society came to call Australia.

They spoke proudly of the determination of First People's youth to continue the struggle for land rights and self-determination and to win opportunity to reach their full potential in whatever aspect of society they wanted to excel in.

Elders and young speakers were critical of the Albanese Government for going "dead" after their Voice Referendum got defeated. 

What a contrast with the Government's silence on First People's struggles and the high spirits and hope for a better future of all those who were present on this day.

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