'This crisis, it affects everyone': Organisers say 100,000 at Melbourne's climate strike

Banging drums, chanting and singing, tens of thousands of Victorian school children descended on Melbourne's CBD to demand action on climate change.

Banging drums, chanting and singing, tens of
thousands of Victorian school children
descended on Melbourne's CBD to demand
 action on climate change.

Event organisers say 100,000 people filled Treasury Gardens and Spring Street - dwarfing the crowd that attended a strike in March.

Almost 300,000 people marched in cities across Australia for the coordinated rallies - as part of the global movement - but Melbourne hosted the largest turn out.

Read the story from The Age by Sumeyya Ilanbey, Charlotte Grieve and Paul Sakkal - “'This crisis, it affects everyone': Organisers say 100,000 at Melbourne's climate strike.”.

Climate change strikes across Australia see student protesters defy calls to stay in school

Tens of thousands of young Australians have walked out of their classrooms today to stage protests in capital cities demanding action on climate change.

Melbourne protest organisers said about 20,000
people attended the rally outside Parliament House.

Rallies began in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Canberra and Hobart outside state parliament buildings and town halls.

Students have also marched at rallies across regional Australia, with large crowds protesting at Geelong, Byron Bay, Coffs Harbour, Cairns and Townsville.

Many used humour to get their point across, with posters referencing internet memes and suggesting fail grades for the nation's political efforts on climate change policy.

Read the story from ABC News - “Climate change strikes across Australia see student protesters defy calls to stay in school.”