US EditionProtesters Clash on Melbourne Streets
Anti-immigration rallies and counter-protests occurred in multiple Australian cities, drawing an estimated 15,000 participants in Adelaide, with some clashes involving police and arrests made.
- On Sunday, capital cities across Australia held anti-immigration marches and counter-protests, including events in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Canberra and Perth.
- Framing the rallies as about migration, organisers of the March for Australia events called for an 'end to mass migration', arguing policies erode national unity amid chants like 'save the nation, stop the invasion'.
- Police reported scuffles in Melbourne CBD where Victoria Police used pepper spray, and estimated 15,000 participants in Adelaide, South Australia, with three arrests made.
- The federal government responded that Australia's multiculturalism is central to national identity, while Opposition leader Sussan Ley urged peaceful, respectful protests amid mixed political support.
- Observers and civil-society groups flagged a Sydney rally sign reading 'white unity at every opportunity' and reported Thomas Sewell and the National Socialist Network sought to speak, while federal MP Bob Katter last week told supporters, `When oppression becomes law, then resistance becomes duty`.
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Thousands went out to the streets in Sidney, Melbourne and Adelaide against what they call “mass migration”, taking responsibility for rising housing prices. The Australian government condemned protests, accused of racists and amplified by neonatal groups.
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