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Mates celebrating Australia s history by dressing up as British redcoats caused outrage by marching near an Invasion Day rally.
The nine men donned the replica uniforms, used by British infantry at the time Australia was settled in 1788, and wandered around Perth.
Just streets away, a record number of protesters met in Forrest Place in the CBD to demand the national day be abolished or moved to another date.
Men (pictured) wearing replica red coats of British Settlers on Australia day streets away from Invasion Day Marches in Perth
Several people rebuked the group, who were joined by a few others not in uniform, and posted outraged photos to social media.
Welcome to the land of the free: Incredible pictures reveal the smiling faces of immigrants arriving to Australia over the decades - but this year will be VERY different
Modern Australia was built on waves of immigrants who arrived on the country s shores seeking better lives
Pictures show immigration through the years from ocean liners sailing to Australia to the first plane arrivals
In 2019 there were more than 7.5million immigrant Australians, almost 30 per cent of the entire population
As international borders closed in March 2020 amid the Covid pandemic, immigration reduced to a trickle