A sell-out crowd gathered at the Melbourne Unitarian Church on Sunday to honour the life achievements of photographer John Ellis, who covered the anti-war movement and other progressive political causes over a fifty year period.

Mr Ellis covered left-wing political movements around Australia and abroad, including the Vietnam Moratorium movement, the anti-uranium mining protests, Indigenous self-determination campaigns, and trade union activities. An exhibition showed key images shot during Mr Ellis' career, which in total spans over 20 000 images.

HIROSHIMA, JAPAN — Hundreds of leading humanitarian workers and peace activists have endorsed a global appeal by Japanese atomic bomb survivors at a conference held here on Sunday.

Thousands of Australians have protested against the government's use of offshore detention camps to process illegal immigrants, with marches held across the capital cities this weekend.

The Refugee Action Collective reported that over 3000 people marched from the Sydney Town Hall to Circular Quay, while 2000 people assembled at the State Library in Melbourne.

Marches were also held in Brisbane, Newcastle, Adelaide, Hobart, Perth and Ballina on Saturday, while protesters marched in Darwin on Sunday. Australian embassies in London and Tokyo were also picketed.

Aboriginal elder Chris Tomlins speaks about attempts by indigenous tribes in Alice Springs to develop self-sufficiency and self-determination.

Veteran photographer and CICD founding member John Ellis recalls being subject to secret service surveillance during the Cold War.