Aus Faces Far-Right Rallies as Indian Diaspora Grows

Thousands of Australians on Sunday marched in cities across the country under the banner of 'March for Australia', staging anti-immigration rallies in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Adelaide, Perth, Hobart, and beyond, according to the group's website.

- ARCHIS MOHAN

Promotional material for the rallies singled out immigration from India, with flyers warning of what organisers claimed was a demographic "replacement". One flyer read: "More Indians in 5 years, than Greeks and Italians in 100", adding, "This isn't a slight cultural change, it's a replacement plain and simple."

The Anthony Albanese government condemned the demonstrations in blunt terms, describing them as a "brand of Far-Right activism grounded in racism and ethnocentrism" that had "no place in the country". In a statement issued on Thursday, it said: "All Australians, no matter their heritage, have the right to feel safe and welcome in our community."