Thousands visit anti -migration rallies in Australia

Thousands of Australians have been for anti -migration rallies across the country who have been convicted by the government as far -right relationships and “spread hatred.”

March for the rallies of Australia took place in Sydney, Melbourne and other major cities – and several clashes took place as the marches were greeted with counter demonstrations.

A number of opposition politicians have joined the marches, including the senator of a nation Pauline Hanson and the federal MP Bob Boat.

Australia faced a recent growth of right -wing extremism and did Nazi greetings punishable by a compulsory prison Earlier this year.

Up to 8,000 people gathered for the rally in Sydney, according to ABC Australia. Police said hundreds of employees were located throughout the city but saw “no significant incidents”.

In Melbourne, protesters were confronted with those present at a separate pro-Palestinian rally. Among the speakers was Thomas Xuel, a well -known neo -Nazi who turned to crowds of parliament’s footsteps.

In Adelaide, police have considered that 15,000 people are present at both a rally and a counter-demonstrating and said the crowds are “usually well-kept”, according to local media.

A demonstrator was seen with a plate expressing support for Desi Freeman, Conspiracy Theorist and self -written “sovereign citizen” Who is accused of shooting two police officers in his property earlier this week. A Large -scale manipulation It is now underway for Freeman, 56.

The marches were promoted by several opposition politicians, neo-Nazi figures and some campaigns against Lockdown, which have risen to prominence during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Mark for Australia website says that “the unity of Australia and shared values ​​are eroded by policies and movements that divide us,” adding that “mass migration is torn apart on the relationships that our communities together.”

The group also says it is also concerned with culture, salaries, traffic, housing and water supply, environmental destruction, infrastructure, hospitals, crime and loss of community.

Earlier this week, the government said it was standing against the rallies, warning “There is no room for any kind of hatred in Australia.”

Interior Minister Tony Burke said: “There is no place in our country for people who strive to divide and undermine our social rapprochement.

“We stand with modern Australia against these rallies – nothing can be less Australian.”

Dr. Ali, the minister of multicultural affairs, said: “We are standing with all Australians, no matter where they were born, against those who seek to separate us and who strive to intimidate the migrant communities. We will not be intimidated.

“This brand of far -right activism, based on racism and ethnocentrism, has no place in modern Australia.”