An anti-immigration group has announced more rallies will be held across the country this weekend – less than two months after tens of thousands took to the streets.
March for Australia has organised rallies in each capital city and some regional towns, starting at 12pm on Sunday.
The organisation is demanding the federal government end ‘mass migration’, after leading nationwide protests for the same reason on August 31.
A March for Australia spokesman told Daily Mail on Tuesday that organisers were ‘looking forward to another great turnout’.
‘We’ve had a huge amount of positive feedback from our last event on August 31 and are excited for what we have in store for the 19th,’ he said.
The previous rallies were condemned by politicians, including Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke who claimed they were ‘dividing and undermining social cohesion’.
March for Australia has sent out flyers to all parts of the country ahead of the latest rallies.
On them it asked: ‘What are you passing on to your children?’
Police officers separate anti-immigration and pro-immigration protesters during a rally in Brisbane on August 31
The flyers that have been distributed around the country calling for an end to mass migration
‘Not enough nurses? Instead of raising wages to attract more Australians, the government imports nurses from the third world who are happy to work for less.
‘Fair wage demands get ignored. This applies to any and all industries. Don’t count on unions, because diverse workplaces are less likely to unionise.
‘What do you think adding 7million people to Australia’s population in 20 years does? Our housing shortfall is not a supply issue – it’s a mass migration issue.’
The flyer also referred to crimes committed by African migrants and claimed Australia could become ’95 per cent Indian’ and politicians wouldn’t care.
The group claimed migration was causing profound cultural change.
Sydney‘s rally will be at Hyde Park, Melbourne‘s at Parliament House, Brisbane‘s at Emma Miller Place, Adelaide‘s at Light Square, Hobart’s at Salamanca Gardens, Perth‘s at Langley Park, and Canberra’s at the Captain Cook Memorial.
It will also host rallies in regional centers including Mackey, Yeppoon, Rockhampton, Grafton, Wodonga.
The demonstration comes in response to Sunday’s pro-Palestine rally, which featured Senator Lidia Thorpe threatening to ‘burn down Parliament House’.
Neo-Nazi leader Thomas Sewell was among the demonstrators in Melbourne on August 31
‘Mass migration remains the most important issue that Australia faces today. While Western governments around the world have turned their back on this damaging policy, both the major parties in Australia remain set on supporting it,’ a March for Australia statement said.
‘Neither Labor nor the Liberals have any concern for the country they are building for our future generations, but we are glad to see that Australians are waking up to this reality.’
The group also claimed it had been misrepresented in the media following the last round of protests.
They also rejected claims the rallies were racist, stating they were simply raising concerns about the rise of immigration in Australia.
‘Following the false media coverage of the August 31 event, many supporters have only become more determined, shocked by the stark contrast between what they witnessed firsthand and the event the media has portrayed,’ the group’s statement said.
The group has called for net zero immigration, meaning Australia would only allow as many people to settle in the country as the number of people leaving it.
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson and independent MP Bob Katter are among those who have shown their support for the March for Australia rallies.
The Albanese government declared there is no place for hate in Australia.
Greens Immigration spokesperson David Shoebridge said in August that anti-migrant rhetoric inside Parliament House and in the media had fed into extremist views.
‘We are in solidarity with every community that is targeted and concerned by these hateful rallies,’ he said.
Daily Mail contacted Burke for comment.