Melbourne Parade (Daily Mail photo)
On Sunday, hundreds of protesters marched on the streets of Melbourne, accusing authorities of "strong racial discrimination against groups of African descent," the Daily Mail reported. Protesters marched under police escort, holding signs with the words "Dutton stepping down" and "immediately stopping racialism."
Organizers said the event was aimed at protesting "strong racist sentiment against Afro-Americans in Melbourne" triggered by Prime Minister (Malcolm Turnbull) and Federal Interior Secretary Dutton (Peter Dutton). According to the social networking site Facebook campaign page, the march also aims to protest against stricter bail laws and mandatory deportation laws.
Recently, the media focused on a series of burglaries and robberies involving young people of African descent in Melbourne. Mr. Tan, Mr. Dutton and Mr. (Alan Tudge), the minister of citizenship and multiculturalism, have called for strict regulations to deal with illegal youth immigrants.
Protesters say the "racist" state crime has spread rumors about crimes of African descent, and Tembo and Dutton have provoked racism and fear, prompting an increase in the number of attacks by far-right groups against groups of African descent.
Protesters also believe that as a result of these racist fears, Victoria Governor Andrew (Daniel Andrews) called for further punitive policing, such as the establishment of a national criminal intelligence framework. Last year, the state government spent an unprecedented $2 billion on expanding its police capacity, which could have been spent on public education, social housing, jobs and more.
