India, Aug. 31 -- Thousands of Australians joined anti-immigration rallies across the country, including its most populous city Sydney, on Sunday, even as the government said these 'March for Australia' events were spreading racism, hatred and were linked to neo-Nazis.

Promotional material for the 'March for Australia' rallies included flyers that pointed specifically towards Indian-born residents, who form over 3% of Australia's total population, with their numbers having doubled from 2013 to 2023 to reach around 8.5 lakh (845,800 as per latest census).

The flyer said: "More Indians in 5 years, than Greeks and Italians in 100. This isn't a slight cultural change - it's replacement plain and simple."

A pre-event Facebook post carried t...