Same-sex marriage, racism and hate-speech will be centre stage as far-right activists march on the streets of Melbourne on Sunday.
The Trumpesque “Make Victoria Safe Again” rally has been organised by far-right figure Avi Yemini, a former Israeli army officer who says Victorians are living in fear after a spate of home invasions and carjackings.
But the rally is on a collision course with an alliance of far-left groups who say they will also march on Sunday with a counter message of acceptance and solidarity.
Mr Yemini, who owns a chain of pro-Zionist gyms in Melbourne, made headlines last year when he invited One Nation leader Pauline Hanson and Queensland senator Malcolm Roberts to speak in Caulfield about the “dangers” of Muslim migration to Australia, repealing race hate laws, and other controversial topics.
In a video posted to Facebook this week, Mr Yemini urged “every Victorian” to attend the protest at the Parliament of Victoria.
Read the full article by Ebony Bowden at The Age.