Always Was, Always Will Be Aboriginal Land.

3CR's Independent Blak Media team presented the annual Invasion Day broadcast from 9am to 4pm on Sunday 26 January.

Terry Nullius (Billabong Beats) was in the studio broadcasting speeches from the Day of Mourning: the Invasion Day Dawn Service, the Invasion Day Rally and interviews with elders.

We broadcast LIVE from Camp Sovereignty from 1pm to 3pm with Keiran Stewart-Assheton (yillamin), Uncle Talgium Edwards (Balam Waa) and Djuran Bunjileenee Robbie Thorpe (Bunjil's Fire).  Keiran was joined in conversation by Tess, Janaya reporting on the days events on Gadigal country, and Jasper Cohen-Hunter.

Kurly (Kultural Kinetics) brought us blak 'n' deadly music to wrap up the day from 3-4pm.

Invasion Day 2025 rally in Naarm, organised by W.A.R. Warriors of Aboriginal Resistance
Speeches and performances from rally MC Nayuka Gorrie, Wayne Garvey, Professor Gary Foley, Djirri Djirri Dance Group, Possum Clark & Kyeema from Framlingham, Noura Mansour, Zoe Upton, Indi Clarke, Tasnim Sammak, Maurial Spearim, Andrew Murray-Clark, Uncle Ringo Terrick, Uncle Crow, Aunty Di Murray, Meriki Onus, Tarneen Onus-Williams, Jonathan Binge, Aretha Brown. After the march we hear from Samara Fernandez-Brown, April from the Dhadjowa Foundation, Aunty Reio Ellis from GMAR Vic, Uncle Robbie Thorpe, Professor Gary Foley, Kee'ahn and YARA, and more. Full recording below. 

 Content Warning: some speeches contain descriptions of deceased Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and discussion of traumatic events, including child removals, deaths in custody, and other impacts of state violence and genocide. There is also some strong language.