Far-right to crash party

MELBOURNE’S official Australia Day parade will promote the city’s diverse and multicultural community, while a farright group is planning an antiimmigration event.

From mid-morning today there will be a flag-raising ceremony, followed by the annual parade through city streets with more than 1000 participants.

But from 11am, at Federation Square, far-right activist Neil Erikson is holding his own “Australia Day parade”, noting on social media “this is not a protest”.

Police Minister Lisa Neville said there’s no place for violence on Australia Day.