THOUSANDS of people marched and rallied in Adelaide today for March in May — an event to express a vote of no confidence in the Federal Government and protest against the Budget.

An estimated 5000 people gathered in Victoria Square and marched down King William St to the steps of Parliament House.

March in May follows a similar event two months ago, called March in March, and coincided with related protests across Australia.

The protest was replicated across the country, with tens of thousands of people also rallying in Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth. In Sydney alone, more than 10,000 protesters gathered.

Organisers asked protesters to be respectful and stay clear of offensive language because it was a “family day”.

Activist Luke Rogers, one of the speakers in Adelaide, told the crowd the rally would send a message to the Abbott Government “that enough is enough”.

“We are here today as we were here in March, and as we will be in August, to express a vote of no confidence in the current Government,” he said.

“We are here today because when thousands upon thousands upon thousands of proud Australians raise their voices in unison, nothing can silence them and no one can ignore them.

“We are here today because we believe, we believe unlike this current Government, in a vision of Australia, that includes all Australians and leaves not one Australian behind.”

Mr Rogers said the community had had enough of divisive politics that “stain our nation’s capital”.

“We have had enough of a tax on the poor, a tax on the elderly, of a tax on the sick,” he said.

“We have had enough of the attacks on students, of the attacks on single parents, of the attacks on the disadvantaged.”

Greens senators Sarah Hanson-Young and Penny Wright addressed the media before the event.

Senator Hanson-Young said the Budget was causing Australian families worry, anxiety and stress.

“Australians are gathering all over the country to say no to this horror Budget,” she said.

“Above all else, young Australians are going to cop the brunt of this cruel Budget of Tony Abbott’s.”

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