Current Affair: Demonstrators to protest Australia's offshore detention policy

Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in major cities across the country in support of asylum seekers on Manus Island. Demonstrators gathered to express distress over the Australian government's treatment of refugees. Meanwhile, A group of Australia's most senior doctors, psychiatrists and surgeons have written an open letter to the Federal Government offering to fly to Manus Island and treat asylum seekers and refugees for free. Ivan and Selina report.

Protesters have rallied in Sydney to demand refugees on Manus Island be brought to Australia. (AAP) Source: AAP