Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Australia needs to be “vigilant” to extreme cohort sowing divisions in Australia.
Speaking on ABC Afternoon Briefing on Monday, the PM said why there has always been resentment towards migration in Australia but that the anti-immigration rallies on Sunday proved it was rearing its head again.
“There has always been elements. What we need to do is to be vigilant about it,” he said.
“It’s much easier to organise through social media, through platforms, and easier as well for people who have their views reinforced.”
When the PM was asked if he thought “economic grievance” was a key driver of crowds turning out to the rallies, he didn’t directly answer but rather pointed out that it was only a small portion of Australians who attended.
“They weren’t big numbers in the scheme of things, in a nation of almost 27 million people, let’s be clear here,” he said.