There have been ugly scenes in Australia as anti-Islam and anti-racism demonstrators clashed.<br /><br /> Injuries and arrests were reported in Melbourne – the venue with most violence on a nationwide day of protest by the ‘Reclaim Australia’ group which denounces what it sees as the Islamisation of the country.<br /><br /> Demands such as banning the burqa however drew an angry response from counter-demonstrators. Police struggled to keep the two sides apart.<br /><br /> “We are here to protest for the rights of everyone to live here,” said one young man in the anti-racism rally.<br /><br /> “They have an issue with these people that they don’t understand. They just fear them and as Australians we are supposed to be welcoming people,” a female anti-racism protester said.<br /><br /> Reclaim Australia denies being racist or anti-Muslim. But for critics, the group’s rhetoric and message is provocative.<br /><br /> “Seven Islamists planned to blow up the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Grand Final Day,” protest organiser Shermon Burgess told supporte
