Thousands of Australians have come out for anti-immigration rallies across the country, who were condemned by the government as a distance link and “spreading hatred”.
The march for Australia took place in Sydney, Melbourne and other major cities – and several clashes occurred as the march was met with counter demonstrations.
Several opposition politicians attended the march, including a nation senator Polyn Hanson and federal MP Bob Cater.
Australia has recently faced and created an increase in right -wing extremism Nazi salute punishable by a compulsory jail word earlier this year.
According to ABC Australia, 8,000 people gathered for the Sydney rally. Police said hundreds of officers were deployed across the city, but “no important incidents” were seen.
In Melbourne, the protesters clashed with the attendees of a separate Pro-Filistine rally. The speakers were Thomas Sewell, a known Nav-Nazi who addressed the crowd from the footsteps of Parliament House.
In Adelaide, police estimated that according to local media, 15,000 people were present in both the rally and counter-demonstration, and said the crowd was “generally well-behavior”.
A protestor was seen to express support for a placard Daisy Freeman, a conspiracy theorist and self-drank “sovereign citizen” Earlier this week, who accused his property of shooting two police officers. A Mass manhint Now running for Freeman, 56.
March was promoted by several opposition politicians, new-Nazi data and some anti-lockdown campaigners, which were prominently increased during the Kovid-19 epidemic.
The March for Australia website states that “Australia’s unity and shared values ​​have been erased by policies and movements, which divide us,” saying that “a large -scale migration has tore our communities to tear on bonds”.
The group also states that it is also concerned about culture, wages, traffic, housing and water supply, environmental destruction, infrastructure, hospitals, crime and community loss.
Earlier this week, the government said that it stood against rallies, warning “there is no place for any kind of hatred in Australia.”
The Minister of Home Affairs, Tony Burke said: “There is no place for those in our country who want to divide and weaken our social harmony.
“We stand with modern Australia against these rallies – nothing can be less Australian.”
Minister of Multicultural Affairs Dr. Anne Ellie said: “We are standing with all Australians, whether they are born, they are against those who want to divide us and who want to intimidate migrant communities. We will not be afraid.
“This brand of activism spread in racism and ethnology has no place in modern Australia.”
