Hundreds protest outside CPAC conference in Brisbane

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 10 Oct, 05:31 · Archive

Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the Conservative Political Action Conference in Brisbane on Saturday, holding placards and banners against right-wing politics.

Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the Royal International Convention Centre in Brisbane on Saturday, where the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC Australia) was being held over the weekend. Armed with placards, rainbow flags and banners, demonstrators rallied against right-wing politics and chanted anti-One Nation slogans. Representatives from the Socialist Alliance were among those protesting, with a heavy police presence in the area.

Speakers at the conference included One Nation leader Pauline Hanson, Liberal leader Angus Taylor and Nationals leader Matt Canavan. The event was hosted by media personality Karl Stefanovic and attended by former UK Prime Minister Liz Truss. During her keynote speech, Ms Hanson called for a royal commission into net-zero policies and urged right-leaning voters to unite behind One Nation rather than the Coalition. She said: 'The Liberals signed us up to Paris and net zero. They signed us up to this mess, so why would we trust them to get us out of it?' Mr Taylor similarly criticised net-zero policy, describing signing up to it as 'a mistake' and saying he 'detested it from the get go'.

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• Protests erupt outside CPAC conference in BrisbaneA sea of protesters holding placards and banging drums have pooled outside the CPAC conference in Brisbane.Perth Now · 10 Oct, 05:00
• Protests erupt outside CPAC conference in BrisbaneA sea of protesters holding placards and banging drums have pooled outside the CPAC conference in Brisbane.The West Australian · 10 Oct, 05:00

In this story: Pauline Hanson · Angus Taylor · Matt Canavan · Karl Stefanovic · Liz Truss · One Nation · Brisbane · Queensland

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