"The government has described the protests as racist and politicians from both sides of the aisle expressed concerns about the presence of neo-Nazi groups."
"Populist politicians made speeches at some rallies, while at others, members of neo-Nazi groups spoke and led chants of “heil Australia,” local media reported."
"ASIO, Australia’s domestic intelligence agency, warned earlier this year of the growing threat of “nationalist and racist violent extremism” and “issue-motivated extremism, fueled by personal grievance, conspiracy theories and anti-authority ideologies.”
Definitely seems possible if not likely, but let's change the subject, shall we? What did the Protocols of the Elders of Australia have to say about this, I wonder? To be clear, two wrongs don't make a right, this isn't meant to be whataboutism, but let's look at things at least somewhat realistically.