Eight Melbourne mayors have come together in a show of support for the state's South Sudanese-Australian communities following what they say is a barrage of negative media and political commentary.

They say the threat of violent crime by African-Australians as a whole is being grossly overstated and crime is actually decreasing.

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Abakuru bibisagara umunani bo mu ntara ya Victoria;  bagiye hamwe kugira bashigikire kandi bafate mu mugongo  abanya austrariya bakomoka mu gihugu ca Sudani y’epho mu nyuma y'ibimaze misi bica mu bimenyeshamakuru bivuga ko hari mirwi y'urwaruka ikora ikibi ikomoka muri Africa.