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What Compelled Aussies to Take to the Streets on Immigration?

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the country experienced an estimated net increase of 446,000 migrants in 2024.
What Compelled Aussies to Take to the Streets on Immigration?
Protesters during an immigration rally, in Melbourne, Australia, on Aug. 31, 2025. AAP Image/Michael Currie
Josh Spasaro
Josh Spasaro
9/1/2025|Updated: 9/3/2025
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MELBOURNE, Australia—Bel Jane, 56, never thought she would take to the streets in protest.

But on Aug. 31, the daughter of a Vietnam War veteran joined thousands in Melbourne, saying unchecked migration was pushing Australia’s infrastructure and social fabric to the breaking point.

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