The St Kilda rally isn’t an aberration. It is the natural conclusion of the moral and intellectual collapse of Australian conservatism. The dividing line between the right and far-right in Australia isn’t one of substance, it is one of style. Like many things that make the news, the only truly exceptional element from the St Kilda rally was the footage. “I have repeatedly asked of the crime-plagued Sudanese in particular: who let them in?” asked Andrew Bolt, and that’s the loudest voice on the Australian right.

Source: The Guardian January 10, 2019 23:03 UTC