Reclaim Australia promises 'much bigger' rallies after controversial clashes with counter-protesters

The organiser for Reclaim Australia has promised the organisation's next rallies will be "much, much bigger" following the heated clashes between protesters and counter-protesters on Saturday.

Shermon Burgess, who posts on Facebook under the name Great Aussie Patriot, said "a lot more people" now knew about the organisation and its goals.

Mr Burgess did not give dates for the next rallies, but said he and the other organisers would be taking some time off after "a lot of sleepless nights" organising the first round of events on the Easter weekend.

Held in capital cities around the country, the rallies sometimes degenerated into spiteful affairs as counter-protesters clashed with the anti-Islam group.

Mr Burgess criticised the Melbourne police for their handling of the Victorian rally, saying he thought the counter-protesters should have been moved aside given Reclaim Australia had a permit for its parade.

The protests were criticised by some commentators for being bigoted attacks on Islam, however, supporters and Reclaim Australia itself claim the group stands for nothing but "Australian values".

Ex-politician Pauline Hanson, who infamously once predicted Australia was in danger of being "swamped by Asians" spoke at the Brisbane rally.

Reclaim Australia's own website lists nine key goals of the group, including the banning of halal certification in Australia.

It also calls for religious censorship through the banning of teaching Islam in publicly-funded schools, while calling on the government to "introduce pride" in the national flag and anthem.