Highlights of Survival Day 2016 pics: protest and unity

Highlights from Survival Day 2016 - a day of massive turn-outs in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and beyond.

Source: Blake Lawrence

Survival Day protests and events have been held around the country, with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and supporters spreading a message of strength, justice and unity. 

Hashtags like #Indigenous, #InvasionDay and #ChangeTheDate have been listed on 'trending' boards respectively.

Founder of IndigeousX, Luke Pearson said "I get the feeling @TwitterAU has no idea of the value Indigenous peeps bring to their business model…"

Here are some of the social media highlights from the national day of protest.