00:00The unofficial national anthem marking the official start of the March for Australia in Sydney.
00:12The streets of Melbourne were far less peaceful.
00:19An anti-racism rally turned violent as protesters tried to crash an anti-immigration march at Parliament House.
00:27Officers fired stun grenades and rubber bullets in a bid to break up the crowd.
00:36This is what was thrown at police today.
00:39A police officer suffered a suspected broken hand and a woman was arrested.
00:44Bottles filled with shards of glass were being thrown at the police.
00:48Bins were put on fire, flags were on fire and I think enough's enough.
00:54In Canberra there were clashes between the two rallies.
00:58While back in Sydney police praised the behaviour of protesters on both sides.
01:03The anti-immigration demonstrators lapped the CBD with families and young children leading the way.
01:09The neo-Nazis who crashed the front of the pack in August were nowhere to be seen and many said they were not missed.
01:17We just don't need them, we don't want them.
01:20They don't speak for anybody that's out here.
01:2299.99% of the people want to have nothing to do with them.
01:26The organisers of this rally urged the protesters not to become violent or cause any trouble
01:31if they happened to come across the anti-racism rally in the area at the same time.
01:36Saying, don't be violent, be loud.
01:38You've got Nazis on your side!
01:42The anti-racism protesters sent their message loudly too.
01:45Those rallies are for hate, they're to try to push people away.
01:49The neo-Nazis took the lead last time and people know that, there's no excuse now.
01:54Numbers at the March for Australia events were down this time.
01:57After 15,000 showed up in Sydney in August, police estimate today's crowd was about a third of the size.
02:04It's happening and it must be altered.
02:07Our country is being run like a bad business.
02:11Wasteful, unaccountable and blind to everyday...
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