<p>Rallies were held in Melbourne and Sydney on Saturday, November 4, as many called for an end to the continued use of Manus Island and Nauru as refugee processing centres.</p><p>Earlier in the week, Manus Island Refugee Processing Centre was closed, and while the refugees were expected to transfer to another facility, they refused to leave</a>.</p><p>According to the SBS,</a> recorded messages by the men living on the island were played to the crowd during the protest in Melbourne’s CBD.</p><p>This footage shows Greens MP Adam Bandt addressing the crowd. Credit: Adam Bandt via Storyful</p><br />
