Overview
- About 700 people marched from Flinders Street to Flagstaff Gardens for the Put Australia First rally as several hundred counter-protesters gathered at the State Library.
- Victoria Police applied a declaration allowing warrantless searches across the CBD, Docklands and Southbank, with the powers in place until May 29, 2026.
- Officers conducted on-the-spot checks, including stopping a man in a grey hoodie outside the State Library and emptying his bag, which was deemed safe.
- Police reported one arrest on Swanston Street for alleged knuckle dusters, issued move-on directions, and began inquiries into a Nazi symbol display and other offensive conduct.
- Pauline Hanson, serving a seven-sitting-day Senate suspension for wearing a burqa in parliament, called for lower migration and said One Nation will run candidates in the next Victorian election.