Organizers expect thousands of people to attend rallies in Sydney, Melbourne and other cities to not only protest the death of George Floyd in the U.S., but also the treatment of Australia's Indigenous people by police.

Bushfires are a common and deadly threat in Australia’s hot, dry summers, a danger stoked by a sustained period dry weather across the country's east coast.

Currently, police have to wait until a suspect demonstrates an imminent threat to others.