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Neo-Nazi leader's words too extreme for many in March for Australia crowd
Craig Johnson spoke to the Hobart March for Australia rally for around a minute before he was called on to get off. (Supplied)
The organisers of the March for Australia rallies say they "are in no way concerned by the presence" of members of the National Socialist Network at their events.The ABC can reveal a man who was booed off stage at last year's Hobart event is believed to be a leader within the state's Neo-Nazi movement.
More March for Australia events are planned for Australia Day, while the Neo-Nazi National Socialist Network says it has disbanded amid new federal hate speech laws.
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The WugulOra (meaning “one mob”) Morning Ceremony will be held at Barangaroo reserve from 7.30am, celebrating the culture of the Gadigal people of the Eora nation through dance, song, and storytelling. The event features a smoking ceremony, special performances, and speeches from the NSW governor, premier, and an address from the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council.
The Yabun Festival (meaning “music to a beat” in Gadigal language) is Australia’s largest annual one-day festival celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, featuring First Nations performers, speakers, market stalls and more. It will be held at Victoria Park in Camperdown from 10am to 7pm.
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Police boost security as Melbourne braces for Australia Day rally and counter-protest
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Anti-immigration protesters and annual Invasion Day rally-goers are set to converge on Melbourne’s CBD on Monday, and police will don extra protective gear after protests in October turned violent.
The Invasion Day rally will start at 11am outside Parliament House. Previous such protests have moved through the CBD and ended up outside Flinders Street Station. The opposing March for Australia is to start outside Flinders Street Station at noon.
March for Australia rallies are typically anti-immigration, however Monday’s event appears to focus more on Australia Day and keeping the public holiday on January 26, directly opposing the Invasion Day rally’s push to mark the day on a different date.
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