31/08/2025
Some highlights from today's March for Australia rally. 🇦🇺
The march to Parliament House in Melbourne. Families, workers, the young and the old marched through the city streets, and finally, it was Australian flags in the many thousands that were proudly waved up high.
The march started from Flinders Street Station sometime after 12pm and travelled along and then a right turn at Elizabeth Street then another right turn at Bourke Street and then onward to Parliament House.
At the Elizabeth Street and Collins Street intersection there was a small crowd of Anti-Australian/Antifa Palestine protesters, some of them threw cans, but their efforts were wasted as everyone marched by waving Aussie flags and chanting "Aussie! Aussie! Aussie!".
As the march made a right turn into Bourke Street it was an incredible sight to see the whole street wide, all the way to Parliament a sea of Aussie flags! How it should be!
At Parliament House the crowd gathered around and heard speeches, and to be honest, I don't know who from, but the crowd agreed. Gathered South, along Spring Street, well separated by Police the Anti-Australian/Antifa Palestine crowd had gathered, not many of them where they watched on in awe.
After a short time, the huge crowd of Aussies turned around and headed back to Flinders Street Station. However, a small group of Anti-Australian/Antifa Palestine protesters, had briefly blocked Bourke Street near Swanston Street. Unlucky for them, they were outflanked, Aussies followed the lanes around them and came up behind.
The Police had to run back and form a new line between the Aussies and the Anti-Australian/Antifa Palestine protesters, eventually forcing them to be pushed back, further up Swanston Street. A very small group, numbering about 20 remained at the Swanston Street intersection, surrounded by Police. It was peaceful, just rowdy. They were eventually pushed back by Police.
The march reformed after defeating Antifa and carried on to Flinders Street. Once at Flinders Street, detail gets a bit sketchy. A couple of agitators provoked the crowd, these two silly girls, one tried to grab an Australian flag and immediately regretted it.
Objects were thrown, and both girls were pulled down and taken away by Police, for their own safety. From Flinders Street, the main crowd dispersed and peacefully went home. The Anti-Australian/Antifa Palestine agitators had dispersed and were largely not seen again in any large numbers.
It appears the march lead had wanted to cross the Yarra along Swanston Street, however heavily armed Police blocked the way, eventually pushing the crowd into Flinders Street. All the ugliness seen was in the concourse and remains largely unclear as to how exactly it all started.
Aussie music broke out in the iconic Station concourse and for a short time an impromptu Aussie party was going, it was actually quite awesome. Unfortunately it was short-lived. Some agitators had some how made their way in and were targeted by others, forcing the Police to run in and save them.
In the concourse capsicum foam was sprayed at least two or three times and at least one person was lead away in handcuffs. Within a few minutes, everyone, travelling passengers, Station staff, Police and everyone else were all coughing because of the capsicum foam.
The protesters were then forced out of the station and outside more capsicum foam was sprayed. By that time, it was after 4pm and the bulk of people had all gone home and only 50 people remained. And that was my cue to head home also.
Disclaimer.
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