While Liberal National MP George Christensen was addressing a ‘Reclaim Australia’ rally in Mackay, like minded Anti-Islamic groups were physically clashing with Anti-Racism protesters in Melbourne and Sydney;
It is not a good look for the Abbott Government to have one of its own being associated with such extremism.

I hope you noticed it was the anti-racism protestors who showed up in masks and started the violence. It was the anti-racism protestors fighting with the police and trying to get in the face of the anti-Islam demonstrators.

It seems the university student anti-racist protestors are also anti free speech when others have a message they don't agree with.

Personally I believe a person is entitled to not want this country to eventually become Islamic (via the higher birth rate of Muslim people; possibly taking a 100 years). This is not racism, it is pragmatism. If they don't speak up now, do you think they will be given a voice once the balance has shifted?

Far more extreme is Hanson Young who uses tax payer money (or was it from the CFEU) to promote illegal immigration. Just because the abc support your actions does not validate your hatreds and extremism. They also support terrorism. This back bencher is very mild compared with most Greens.

Yes, Paul...Christensen is someone the young kiddies of Australia can truly look up to.

Don't you just love the current class of fed Coalition MP's?

But let's cut to the chase.

Before the advent of the Abbott govt - no regular racist violence on the streets...

After the advent of the Abbott govt - well.....

His work is done.

Even politicians have the right to protest.

The real loons are the "anti-racist" mob. The protest is against Islam, and Islam is NOT a race anymore than any other religions or systems. Muslims are of all different races, including Caucasian. 'Racist' is used as a form of abuse by people for whom it is one of few words they can spell, and all the sheep use it because they heard the other sheep use it. The are all too thick to know that the word is wrongly used, and has no application in regard to discussions about Islam, or feelings against Islam.

Poirot, did Hip see the pair of raciest fighting with each other on the news yesterday.
Abbott has been very divisive when it comes to playing the race card.