Supporters of indigenous rights have burned an Australian flag on the steps of the nation’s Parliament House.
Around 200 protesters marched in Canberra on Friday and burned the flag in front of a wall of police. No one was hurt and the protesters left minutes later.
The protest follows an angry clash with police Thursday outside a restaurant where Prime Minister Julia Gillard appeared at an event for Australia Day, which marks the day British colonists arrived. Gillard lost a shoe as her security team rushed her through the fray.
Indigenous-rights protesters had the shoe Friday. It wasn’t clear whether they would give it back, but Gillard says she’s in a “fortunate situation” and has
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