Thousands of people gathered in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide for pro-Palestine rallies on Sunday, October 15, 2023, with a heavy police presence at the events.
Read on to see how the day unfolded across the country.
Melbourne
The crowd in Melbourne was as large as 10,000 according to police estimates.
Sydney's Hyde Park was packed with people carrying banners and flags.
NSW Police had the option of seeking "extraordinary powers" today after a similar rally ended with antisemitic chanting and the burning of an Israeli flag outside the Opera House on Monday night.
Many attendees at the Sydney rally carried the same sign sharing their message.
A giant flag was laid on the ground in Hyde Park in Sydney.
A woman wears her message on a face mask in Melbourne.
A message on heart-shaped signs at the Melbourne rally.
Attendees carried Palestinian flags and chanted as they marched through the streets of Melbourne.
The Melbourne rally marched from the Victorian State Library towards Victorian State Parliament.
Thousands of supporters of Palestine turned out on the steps of Victoria's state library.
Chants of "free Palestine" were heard.
Adelaide's State Parliament house was also a scene of passionate support for Palestine.
Police escorted the crowd from North Terrace to Victoria Square in Adelaide's CBD.
South Australia Police said the crowd behaved in a "safe, orderly and lawful manner".
Thousands were in attendance, waving flags, signs and wearing pro-Palestinian slogans on their clothing.
Sydney
A strong police presence formed in Sydney CBD in anticipation of the pro-Palestine rally.
NSW Police assistant Commissioner Tony Cooke said more than 6000 people gathered at the Sydney event.
NSW Premier Chris Minns pleaded for calm at the rally, warning any kind of vilification or violence would not be tolerated.
By the end of the day, NSW Police had made no arrests and praised the organisers and community for listening.
The organisers had condemned the antisemitic demonstrations seen earlier this week, saying they were carried out by a tiny minority of marchers.
Originally planned as a march from Town Hall, the event was changed to a "static rally" after organisers failed to submit a form for the protest, which was needed to be lodged seven days in advance.
Palestine Action Group Sydney said anyone planning a similar display today would not be welcome at its rally.
"I am pleased to say that in the circumstances today people listened to ensure the behaviors that was seen last Monday, were not repeated," NSW Police Assistant Commissioner Cooke said.
"People listened to their own community."
Former NSW police officer Peter Moroney told Weekend Today that it would be a "big logisical effort" for police today.
"One of the main concerns is public safety. As we know and as we saw this week, these things can go from reasonably peaceful (but) can explode quickly and rapidly," he said.
Officers will be able to stop and search attendees and take down their names and address under the powers.
"The main concern for police today is ensure that whoever attends, attends for the right reasons and sticks within the parameters of what we would expect decent behaviour."
Supporters of Palestine gathered in Hyde Park.
The protest comes as tens of thousands of Palestinians have been fleeing south through the battered streets of Gaza after the Israeli military told them to leave northern areas of the densely populated strip.