Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says there is "no place for anti-Semitism" after a group of far-right extremists were seen making Nazi salutes in a national park.
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Thirty-eight white men allegedly from a far-right group assembled in the Grampians National Park over the long weekend, The Age reported on Thursday.
They allegedly chanted "white power", could be seen with Nazi tattoos, and addressed a Halls Gap local with a Sieg Heil.
Mr Andrews on Thursday said he recognised anti-Semitism was on the rise in Australia and overseas, despite being "evil and wicked".
"There's no place for that kind of anti-Semitism in our state," he told reporters on Thursday.
"There's no place for that of bigotry and hatred; there's no place for violence."
Mr Andrews said the Jewish community had made a profound contribution to Melbourne and Victoria.
"Anti-Semitic actions (and) activities affect the Jewish community deeply and it offends all of us," he said.
This comes after a man wearing a T-shirt representing a far-right group, known as Proud Boys, was removed by police from Melbourne's Invasion Day rally on Tuesday after he was involved in a brief scuffle with protesters.
"F*** off fascist, f*** off," the crowd yelled as he was led away.
Others were seen wearing Proud Boys clothing and draped in Australian flags as about 100 people marched down St Kilda Road in a "freedom" rally later that day.
Proud Boys was earlier this week labelled a "terrorist entity" by Canada's parliament.
Victoria Police confirmed the rally antagoniser was one of two men briefly detained for breaching the peace before being released without charge.
Australian Associated Press
