'Not who we are': Queensland Premier Steven Miles condemns far-right protest

A far-right protest march through Brisbane has been condemned by Queensland’s premier and the Jewish community.

A group of about 40 people marched through the city centre on Sunday under the watchful eye of police.

One member has been charged with incitement and another three have been handed infringement notices following the protest.

Police will allege the group became disruptive and obstructed officers, with four men taken into custody.

A 19-year-old Victorian man has been charged with inciting others to incite vilification, and is due to appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court on August 23.

Two other Victorian men, aged 20 and 27, were issued infringement notices along with a 51-year-old Cooktown man.

Premier Steven Miles said he struggled to believe the protest was taking place in the Sunshine State.

“I saw that footage and thought, I can’t believe that’s happening in Queensland,” he told reporters on Monday.

“That kind of language and sentiment, it’s not only abhorrent, it’s not what Queensland stands for.

“It’s not who we are and I’ll let the police determine what actions there are appropriate, but I can only condemn it in the strongest possible terms.”

This event cannot be taken in isolation, says the Jewish Council of Australia which is deeply concerned about the rise of far-right and white supremacist ideologies.

“These neo-Nazis in Australia have been emboldened by the racist, Islamophobic, anti-migrant riots in the UK,” its executive officer Max Kaiser said.

Australia’s terror level has been raised from “possible” to “probable” because of an increased risk of politically motivated violence.

Probable is the third-highest threat level on the federal government’s advisory scale.