Archive · 5 Sep 2025
Australia's Anti-Immigration Rallies: Not an Aberration
Imagine a group of people marching because they don't like immigrants.
This article explains that these marches aren't new or surprising in Australia.
It's been happening for a while.
The article says we shouldn't act like these marches are just from a few bad people, because a lot of the ideas they share are already pretty common.
It's not just a few "extreme" groups doing it.
The article wants us to see that "mainstream" Australia is involved too, and we have to think about how racism has always been around, rather than just now.
The article analyzes the 'March For Australia' rallies and their connection to ongoing racism.
It cautions against viewing these events as isolated incidents or anomalies.
The author highlights similarities to past events and groups in Australia and abroad.
The piece argues that mainstream society is also implicated in the rise of such views.
The article critiques the framing of the events and suggests a broader historical context.
- Who
- Discusses participants of the March For Australia rallies and related groups.
- What
- Analyses the anti-immigration rallies and their implications.
- When
- Events over the weekend, with historical context
- Where
- Australia
- Why
- To understand the roots of racism and ethnic nationalism and challenge the framing of such rallies as aberrations.
- Event
- March For Australia Rallies
- Focus
- Anti-immigration sentiment and far-right groups
- Key Issue
- Normalisation of racism and ethnic nationalism
- Author
- Liam Gillespie
- Affiliation
- The University of Melbourne