After a bumpy start the Australia Unites March on Saturday has been re-deployed to Sydney’s Hyde Park when police and the Labor Premier objected to marching across the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Palestinian supporters were able to convince an activist judge to allow them to swarm across the bridge several weeks ago after police took the organisers to court.
But a different NSW judge ruled against an application made by Sydney rally promoter Mary-Jane Liddicoat, which caused the re-routing of tomorrow’s event.
The August 31 event attracted nearly a million everyday citizens rallying in every capital city and numerous regional centres with thousands of flying Australian flags.
Towns such as Bundaberg and Newcastle saw many hundreds of marching protesters, but legacy media has been careful not to publicise smaller events.
Stop the runaway immigration was the theme then but tomorrow’s events will be more varied covering government corruption which casts a very wide net.
The August 31 March had a dark shadow cast over it when NSN members in Melbourne got into a brawl with Avi Yemeni’s security guards and then went on to attack an Aboriginal camp site in a city park.
Nevertheless the predicted Labor and Liberal opposition to marches reinforces just how out of touch these city-centric politicians have become.
There is no doubt that these marches will increase in frequency and size over the coming months and continued opposition from politicians and police will ensure that more people will participate.
