Right and left-wing groups have clashed outside Foreign Minister Julie Bishop's Perth office over white South African farmers.
Members of the far-right Australian Liberty Alliance (ALA) delivered a petition, signed by more than 46,000 people, calling on the Federal Government to "reserve 80 per cent of available refugee visa places for South African and former Rhodesian farmers".
The two protest groups taunted each other, with some ALA members holding signs saying "let the right ones in".
ALA's Avi Yemini flew over from Melbourne to deliver the petition to Ms Bishop, whose office was locked during the protest.
"The stories are finally coming out of South Africa and the world has got their eyes on South Africa," he said.
"We're a country that can do something about it."
Avi Yemini from the Australian Liberty Alliance flew over from Melbourne to deliver the petition. Source: SBS
"We have 200,000 South Africans living in Australia now that are not represented on our welfare or our crime stats," Mr Yemini said.
"We want to take an approach of common sense here. We want to take in people that are going to integrate, people who are going to help build our country."
Left-wing protesters hit back, saying there were many other groups Australia needed to prioritise.
"We are asking why the government calls for expedited visas for white farmers alone, when they've left so many thousands of refugees waiting for years," one Antifa protester, who wished to remain anonymous, told SBS News.
"Those in Manus and Naaru have been in hell for five years now."
Antifa protesters outside Minister Julie bishops office in Subiaco, Perth. Source: SBS
Ms Bishop was attending to electoral commitments at the time of the protest, according to her office.
The protest comes after Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs Minister Alan Tudge told a community forum in Perth that white farmers in South Africa who fear persecution can apply to come to Australia under existing humanitarian and skilled work visas.
