Tens of thousands join March for Australia rallies – far-left extremists attack police in Melbourne

   October 19, 2025  Leave a Comment on Tens of thousands join March for Australia rallies – far-left extremists attack police in Melbourne  Posted in Imported News, Noticer News

Tens of thousands of Aussies demonstrated against immigration at March for Australia rallies around the country, but violence erupted in Melbourne where far-left extremists attacked police.

Flag-waving patriots gathered peacefully in every capital city on Sunday, including Melbourne where the only violence was between counter-demonstrators and police near Parliament House.

Victoria Police said a female Sergeant suffered a suspected broken hand and a male Senior Constable was also hospitalised for a non-life threatening laceration to his lower leg, while projectiles were thrown with such force that protective shields were cracked.

Described as “anti-racism demonstrators” by the corporate press, the far-left extremists threw large rocks, chunks of concrete, bottles filled with shards of broken glass and rotten fruit, burned flags and set rubbish bins on fire, police said.

Police Commander Wayne Cheeseman said the violence only involved the far-left, and praised the anti-immigration demonstrators for remaining peaceful and cooperating with police.

“People came to pick a fight with the police, the people that came to pick a fight with the police were the issue-motivated groups on the left,” he said.

“I can tell you that the March for Australia group, they were peaceful, they were engaging, they listened to our instructions, they did what they were told, and they protested by example.”

Police said they were forced to deploy flash distraction devices and OC spray, and arrested a 30-year-old Brunswick West woman, while investigations are underway to identify further offenders.

One attendee told Noticer News she saw an elderly man with two Australian flags being attacked by antifa thugs after the rally who then threatened to stab her when she tried to help, which she said was terrifying.

“He was on the floor and it was about 20 versus one all with their faces hidden. They ran off with the flags and started snapping the poles and cutting up the flags with knives,” she said.

“I went up and asked them for the flags and they literally threatened to knife me. I couldn’t even see who they were, everything was covered and then they called for more people to join and try attack me.”

Far-left extremists were also seen attacking a small group of patriots near the rally at about 2.15pm, with a fight erupting after an Australian flag was stolen, The Age reported, while attendees carrying Israeli flags also sparked disputes at the main rally.

The violence comes after far-left extremist protesters attacked attendees at the first March for Australia rally on August 31 and vandalised their cars, and did the same at another patriotic demonstration on September 13.

In Sydney Libertarian MP John Ruddick said it was a “great crowd” and a “happy atmosphere”.

“I’m at ‘March for Australia’ because I support a five year pause and then a reset of our immigration program,” he said.

Former Liberal National and One Nation MP George Christensen shared a video showing thousands of attendees at the Brisbane rally.

“The Brisbane March for Australia crowd begin the march. And this is just one of the exit points!” he wrote.

Header image: Left, riot police clash with far-left extremists in Melbourne. Right, huge crowds at the Sydney rally (supplied).

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