Anti-immigration protesters clash with First Nations people and supporters in Melbourne and Canberra at otherwise peaceful rallies

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Police in Western Australia are investigating a “device” thrown into the crowd at the city’s Invasion Day rally, sparking a security scare that ended the protest.

Speaking to the media on Monday afternoon, the WA police commissioner, Col Blanch, said a 31-year-old man had been arrested after allegedly throwing the device.