Protesters celebrate the cancellation of mass visa checks in the Australian city of Melbourne. <br /><br /> The Australian Border Force abandoned the controversial operation to randomly stop and check people after hundred showed up at this snap demonstration. <br /><br /> “I find the idea of people going around on the street checking people’s papers frankly Orwellian,” said one unnamed protester.<br /><br /> “We fought a war against this sort of stuff in 1945,” said another.<br /><br /> The hashtag #BorderFarce went viral online after news broke that officers would speak with anyone they crossed paths with. <br /><br /> Protesters say the cancellation of what’s been described as an own goal by the Australian Border Force is a victory for people power. <br /><br /> A waste of time & money for one pathetic purpose – to harass & intimidate http://t.co/SNiyPr09Ql #auspol #borderfarce pic.twitter.com/J0pxweUP7m— MarchAustralia (@MarchAustralia) August 28, 2015
