Reclaim Australia

Reclaim Australia is a loosely structured group which in 2015 began holding street rallies in cities across Australia to protest against Islam. It is a far-right movement.

The organisation's objectives include the reclaiming of freedom, the belief in the equality of gender and law and opposition to Halal certification.

In April and July 2015 Reclaim Australia organised rallies in several Australian cities. Speakers at these rallies included Danny Nalliah,Pauline Hanson, and George Christensen. Reclaim Australia has said that the rallies are a "public response to Islamic extremism and a protest against minority groups who want to change the Australian cultural identity." Many police were deployed and used capsicum spray to control violence from both Reclaim Australia protesters and "anti-racism" protesters. A number of protesters from both sides of the rally where arrested for violent behavior.

In February 2016, a rally in Canberra was held on the same day that Pegida and other far-right groups demonstrated in other countries. There were 250 attendees who drowned out the 40 counter-protesters and chanted, "Everybody’s welcome, Sharia is not." According to a police spokesman, "there were no arrests or issues with the protest."

In January 2017, a rally in Sydney was attended by only dozens of the approximately 400 people who had registered to attend.

Reclaim Australia has played a number of popular Australian songs at its rallies. Some songwriters have requested that their songs not be played at these rallies, including: Jimmy Barnes ("Khe Sanh"), John Farnham ("You're the Voice"), John Schumann ("I Was Only 19"),John Williamson ("True Blue"),Shane Howard ("Solid Rock"), and Midnight Oil ("Short Memory").Lee Kernaghan said his song "Spirit of the Anzacs" should be played at public events only if these were respectful to the memory of fallen servicemen and women.

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