Tensions have boiled over as anti-immigration and counter protesters took to the streets of Melbourne and other capital cities for the second time in as many months, with two Victoria Police officers hospitalised following the protests.

Hundreds of police officers, a group composed of both those in riot gear and mounted police, separated a March for Australia group estimated to be in the thousands, and a group of anti-racism protesters in Melbourne's centre.

March for Australia protesters were clad in Australian flags, with some waving anti-immigration banners.

In contrast, counter protesters carried a range of banners and signs with anti-fascist and anti-racist slogans, while others waved Palestinian, Somali and Aboriginal flags.

One man was arrested in Melbourne, with police deployin

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