Demonstration march from the Tent Embassy, Parliament House, Canberra, 30 July 1972

Across two weeks in July of 1972 hundreds of protesters clashed with police in violent brawls after officers tried to remove the Aboriginal Embassy tents from the lawns outside of (Old) Parliament House. Many protesters were arrested and the tents were torn down. Images of police violence against protesters spread across the country, leading to even greater support for the Embassy and its aims.