1 00:00:02,200 --> 00:00:03,120 Speaker 1: From the newsroom. 2 00:00:03,320 --> 00:00:06,560 Speaker 2: Are news still come today? Today? 3 00:00:06,559 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 3: There? 4 00:00:06,760 --> 00:00:07,720 Speaker 2: I'm Andrew Bucklow. 5 00:00:07,800 --> 00:00:07,960 Speaker 4: Well. 6 00:00:07,960 --> 00:00:10,640 Speaker 2: In a few weeks time, a series of rallies branded 7 00:00:10,680 --> 00:00:14,000 Speaker 2: as Australia First are set to erupt in cities across 8 00:00:14,040 --> 00:00:17,400 Speaker 2: the country. Organizers call it a peaceful stand for culture 9 00:00:17,440 --> 00:00:20,759 Speaker 2: and heritage, but critics call it a thinly veiled campaign 10 00:00:20,800 --> 00:00:24,479 Speaker 2: of racism and division. The flyers promise no hate and 11 00:00:24,640 --> 00:00:27,720 Speaker 2: no violence, but online the retoric is boiling. 12 00:00:28,160 --> 00:00:32,600 Speaker 5: That's you night, Yeah, that's gonna scare the scat of everyone. 13 00:00:33,120 --> 00:00:35,920 Speaker 2: Police are an alert, community leaders a warning of danger, 14 00:00:35,960 --> 00:00:38,960 Speaker 2: and no one really knows who's pulling the strings. This 15 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:42,280 Speaker 2: is the story of a protest that is shrouded in mystery, 16 00:00:42,280 --> 00:00:44,559 Speaker 2: and today we're going to tell you everything we know 17 00:00:44,680 --> 00:00:52,879 Speaker 2: so far, so. 18 00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:55,400 Speaker 3: The words out. Australians have had enough. 19 00:00:56,440 --> 00:00:59,520 Speaker 4: Saturday, the thirty first of August, there's. 20 00:00:59,400 --> 00:01:01,080 Speaker 6: Going to be major rallies. 21 00:01:01,800 --> 00:01:04,880 Speaker 4: Turn the up, bring your Australian flag. 22 00:01:05,200 --> 00:01:05,679 Speaker 1: When did it. 23 00:01:05,640 --> 00:01:08,800 Speaker 4: Become hatred to want to prioritize your own country? And 24 00:01:08,880 --> 00:01:11,640 Speaker 4: when did it become racist to be a patriot? 25 00:01:14,200 --> 00:01:14,400 Speaker 3: Yeah? 26 00:01:14,440 --> 00:01:17,039 Speaker 2: Well, videos like that have been spreading like wildfire on 27 00:01:17,080 --> 00:01:19,160 Speaker 2: social media lately. He to tell us more as news 28 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:20,520 Speaker 2: dot Com dot u is Frank Chunk to. 29 00:01:20,520 --> 00:01:21,720 Speaker 7: Day Frank Hey, Andrew. 30 00:01:22,040 --> 00:01:24,399 Speaker 2: Let's start with the most obvious question, what is the 31 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:27,399 Speaker 2: point of these planned protests on August thirty one? What 32 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:29,280 Speaker 2: are people actually protesting against. 33 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:32,759 Speaker 7: Well, the main thing they're saying. They're protesting they want 34 00:01:32,800 --> 00:01:35,480 Speaker 7: to put an end to mass immigration. They're saying they 35 00:01:35,520 --> 00:01:39,200 Speaker 7: want to defend our culture and defend our way of life. 36 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:41,880 Speaker 7: They say they want to take our country. 37 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:45,120 Speaker 2: Back, take our country back, take our country back from who. 38 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:48,080 Speaker 7: Well, I guess they want to take it back from 39 00:01:48,120 --> 00:01:49,840 Speaker 7: the immigrants, right. 40 00:01:49,720 --> 00:01:53,240 Speaker 2: Okay, Well, obviously if this is kind of anti immigration, 41 00:01:53,360 --> 00:01:54,720 Speaker 2: a lot of people have come out and said that 42 00:01:54,760 --> 00:01:58,880 Speaker 2: this is going to be racist. Media personality Abby Chatfield 43 00:01:58,920 --> 00:02:00,400 Speaker 2: is one of them. 44 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:03,160 Speaker 1: On the thirty first of August, there is going to 45 00:02:03,240 --> 00:02:09,120 Speaker 1: be a nationwide protest for the racists and the xenophobes 46 00:02:09,160 --> 00:02:13,240 Speaker 1: of Australia to get together and march for Australia. Okay, 47 00:02:13,639 --> 00:02:16,600 Speaker 1: they claim that it is about cost of living. They 48 00:02:16,639 --> 00:02:23,160 Speaker 1: claim that it is about Australia gaining itself back, winning 49 00:02:23,200 --> 00:02:27,000 Speaker 1: Australia back, taking Australia back from whom no one knows. 50 00:02:28,960 --> 00:02:36,560 Speaker 1: And this is nothing but a racist, bigoted, disgusting, terrifying 51 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:41,280 Speaker 1: rally Long story short, these people are freaks. And if 52 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:43,800 Speaker 1: you're going to this like, don't try and comment being 53 00:02:43,840 --> 00:02:44,520 Speaker 1: all big and tough. 54 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:45,200 Speaker 3: If you're gonna do. 55 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:47,919 Speaker 1: That, show me a face, show me a confront of 56 00:02:47,919 --> 00:02:50,600 Speaker 1: your face. I can guarantee so many of these insecure 57 00:02:50,639 --> 00:02:54,400 Speaker 1: losers I're gonna have covered up faces. I bet, I bet, 58 00:02:54,639 --> 00:02:56,760 Speaker 1: I bet they're going to. I bet they're going to 59 00:02:57,240 --> 00:03:00,600 Speaker 1: What are you even protescing for? You demand are to 60 00:03:01,760 --> 00:03:05,040 Speaker 1: end massive immigration? What the fuck are you talking about? 61 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:09,679 Speaker 2: That was Abbi Chadfield there, Frank, Where are these rallies 62 00:03:09,720 --> 00:03:11,960 Speaker 2: going to take place? On August thirty one? 63 00:03:12,040 --> 00:03:12,440 Speaker 3: Do we know? 64 00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:17,120 Speaker 7: They say they're having rallies in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, 65 00:03:17,320 --> 00:03:20,519 Speaker 7: Perth and Adelaide. There's a couple of locations they've released 66 00:03:20,520 --> 00:03:23,040 Speaker 7: so far. In Sydney they're going to be its Speaker's Corner, 67 00:03:23,360 --> 00:03:25,560 Speaker 7: which is obvious to the Art gallery in the domain. 68 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:27,639 Speaker 7: And in Melbourne it's going to be at the State 69 00:03:27,680 --> 00:03:30,600 Speaker 7: Library and the CBD. The other locations they're still waiting 70 00:03:30,639 --> 00:03:31,480 Speaker 7: to confirm. 71 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:34,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, do we know who has organized these rallies? 72 00:03:35,880 --> 00:03:39,840 Speaker 7: It's very unclear at the moment, they're claiming it's a grassroots, 73 00:03:40,120 --> 00:03:44,480 Speaker 7: completely organic protests. There's been some suggestions that's connected to 74 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:48,440 Speaker 7: the neo Nazi group the National Socialist Network, but they're 75 00:03:48,640 --> 00:03:53,960 Speaker 7: claiming that they don't have any affiliation with antm Okay. 76 00:03:54,080 --> 00:03:56,880 Speaker 2: Well, the messaging so far is that these are intended 77 00:03:56,960 --> 00:03:59,119 Speaker 2: to be peaceful protests. 78 00:03:59,240 --> 00:04:03,040 Speaker 4: No violence, education just hey, we've had enough of the bullshit. 79 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:06,880 Speaker 2: But understandably a lot of people are worried about their safety. 80 00:04:07,360 --> 00:04:10,200 Speaker 8: You live in Australia and you are an immigrant, a 81 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:13,560 Speaker 8: child of an immigrant, a byproduct of an immigrant, just 82 00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:17,120 Speaker 8: be weary of your safety. On the thirty first of August, 83 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:20,520 Speaker 8: let your family members know, let your boss know about 84 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:24,440 Speaker 8: your whereabouts, because there will be a protest happening in 85 00:04:24,480 --> 00:04:28,640 Speaker 8: every city in Australia where people will march for and 86 00:04:28,920 --> 00:04:32,880 Speaker 8: support the idea of mass deportation of immigrants. I don't 87 00:04:32,880 --> 00:04:35,919 Speaker 8: believe this will be a peaceful protest. I believe people 88 00:04:35,960 --> 00:04:39,400 Speaker 8: will be marching with banners with racial slurs everywhere, Mark 89 00:04:39,440 --> 00:04:41,360 Speaker 8: my words, that's exactly what's going to happen. 90 00:04:42,600 --> 00:04:44,440 Speaker 2: There's actually a guy on TikTok who claims he was 91 00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:46,839 Speaker 2: asked to head up the protests in Wa, but he's 92 00:04:46,880 --> 00:04:48,840 Speaker 2: announced that he'll no longer be a part of it. 93 00:04:49,320 --> 00:04:52,760 Speaker 6: I am all for the protests if they're peaceful and 94 00:04:52,800 --> 00:04:56,960 Speaker 6: they make a point, but unfortunately I feel that the 95 00:04:57,120 --> 00:05:00,400 Speaker 6: too unorganized at the moment, and the there's going to 96 00:05:00,440 --> 00:05:03,640 Speaker 6: be way too many hate groups involved and it's going 97 00:05:03,680 --> 00:05:06,800 Speaker 6: to be a complete powder keg. I can't be involved 98 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:11,800 Speaker 6: in organizing something that will possibly get innocent people hurt. 99 00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:15,000 Speaker 6: I wish the protests all the best, and I hope 100 00:05:15,040 --> 00:05:17,599 Speaker 6: that we do make a change and it is peaceful 101 00:05:18,040 --> 00:05:20,760 Speaker 6: and something does come of it. But I've seen too 102 00:05:20,800 --> 00:05:22,640 Speaker 6: many people say that they're going to rock up just 103 00:05:22,680 --> 00:05:23,480 Speaker 6: to cause trouble. 104 00:05:24,080 --> 00:05:25,479 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think we're all worried. It's going to be 105 00:05:25,480 --> 00:05:27,279 Speaker 2: a powder keg of a situation. In just a moment, 106 00:05:27,320 --> 00:05:28,960 Speaker 2: we're going to find out what the police in each 107 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:31,520 Speaker 2: state have had to say about these protests. On August 108 00:05:31,520 --> 00:05:41,360 Speaker 2: thirty one, Welcome Back, I am chatting to news dot 109 00:05:41,440 --> 00:05:44,040 Speaker 2: com dot us Frank Chung about these so called Australia 110 00:05:44,160 --> 00:05:46,120 Speaker 2: First rallies that are meant to take place around the 111 00:05:46,120 --> 00:05:49,080 Speaker 2: country later this month. Info about these rallies is being 112 00:05:49,120 --> 00:05:50,280 Speaker 2: spread on social media. 113 00:05:50,960 --> 00:05:53,920 Speaker 3: Citizens of Australia. I am calling on you to take 114 00:05:53,960 --> 00:05:57,280 Speaker 3: a stand against tyrannical overreach and control by the federal 115 00:05:57,320 --> 00:06:00,680 Speaker 3: government and their population replacement program sold to the public 116 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:05,240 Speaker 3: as multiculturalism. On August thirty, first We Rally to expose 117 00:06:05,279 --> 00:06:08,080 Speaker 3: the Federal government's reckless obsession with immigration. 118 00:06:09,120 --> 00:06:12,560 Speaker 2: Frank. Have the organizers, whoever they are, these mysterious people, 119 00:06:12,800 --> 00:06:14,960 Speaker 2: have they been working with police in each state to 120 00:06:15,040 --> 00:06:17,600 Speaker 2: ensure that these protests will run smoothly and that they 121 00:06:17,640 --> 00:06:18,760 Speaker 2: do remain peaceful. 122 00:06:19,160 --> 00:06:21,640 Speaker 7: Police have said that they're aware of the protests. Victoria 123 00:06:21,680 --> 00:06:25,000 Speaker 7: Police say they're monitoring the intelligence. New South Wales Police 124 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:28,240 Speaker 7: say they're aware of the posts, but no intention has 125 00:06:28,279 --> 00:06:31,239 Speaker 7: been filed as yet to hold the rally. The same 126 00:06:31,279 --> 00:06:34,640 Speaker 7: thing in Queensland. The only police who say they're working 127 00:06:34,640 --> 00:06:38,200 Speaker 7: with the organizers so far are the South Australia Police. 128 00:06:38,440 --> 00:06:40,280 Speaker 7: They say they're liaising with the organizers. 129 00:06:40,520 --> 00:06:43,160 Speaker 2: Okay, well, it'd be interesting to see if other police 130 00:06:43,200 --> 00:06:46,359 Speaker 2: get contacted by the organizers, Frank. This Australia First rally 131 00:06:46,360 --> 00:06:48,640 Speaker 2: comes after a couple of other high profile protests in 132 00:06:48,640 --> 00:06:51,200 Speaker 2: the last few weeks. There was a far right march 133 00:06:51,279 --> 00:06:53,960 Speaker 2: in Melbourne over the weekend can you tell me a 134 00:06:53,960 --> 00:06:54,720 Speaker 2: bit more about that. 135 00:06:55,520 --> 00:06:58,920 Speaker 7: So about one hundred members of the National Socialist Network 136 00:06:58,920 --> 00:07:03,040 Speaker 7: they marched through Melbourne's DBD held a sign reading white 137 00:07:03,040 --> 00:07:05,760 Speaker 7: Man fight Back. And obviously this was sort of condemned 138 00:07:05,800 --> 00:07:08,760 Speaker 7: by the state government and then some Jewish groups came 139 00:07:08,760 --> 00:07:11,800 Speaker 7: out against it, and the Victorian government say they're now 140 00:07:11,840 --> 00:07:15,560 Speaker 7: going to introduce new laws to unmasked protesters. 141 00:07:15,960 --> 00:07:18,800 Speaker 2: That's the thing. They always hide behind masks, don't they. 142 00:07:18,840 --> 00:07:21,200 Speaker 2: That is a fact that hasn't escaped many people on 143 00:07:21,280 --> 00:07:22,880 Speaker 2: TikTok last night at. 144 00:07:22,720 --> 00:07:24,920 Speaker 5: One am, in the middle of the night, like the cowards, 145 00:07:24,960 --> 00:07:27,600 Speaker 5: they are a whole bunch of white supremacists marched the 146 00:07:27,640 --> 00:07:30,800 Speaker 5: streets of Melbourne. The thing about white supremact is they're 147 00:07:30,840 --> 00:07:35,040 Speaker 5: deeply insecure and afraid people. It's like, why are you 148 00:07:35,120 --> 00:07:38,040 Speaker 5: marching with masks if you're just so proud about your 149 00:07:38,160 --> 00:07:39,600 Speaker 5: ideas and your ideologies. 150 00:07:39,800 --> 00:07:41,760 Speaker 4: Hiding your face is so pathetic. 151 00:07:41,880 --> 00:07:44,600 Speaker 1: It's like those anonymous troll accounts with fake names and 152 00:07:44,640 --> 00:07:45,840 Speaker 1: fake profile pictures. 153 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:47,680 Speaker 3: If you can't put your name and face to what 154 00:07:47,760 --> 00:07:49,640 Speaker 3: you have to say, don't say it at all. 155 00:07:50,600 --> 00:07:53,000 Speaker 2: And apart from that far right rally in Melbourne, there 156 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:56,680 Speaker 2: was also another headline grabbing rally recently that huge pro 157 00:07:56,840 --> 00:08:01,080 Speaker 2: Palestine gathering in Sydney, which an estimated ninety people took 158 00:08:01,120 --> 00:08:01,480 Speaker 2: part in. 159 00:08:01,920 --> 00:08:05,160 Speaker 4: It was the protest that brought Sydney to a standstill, 160 00:08:05,760 --> 00:08:12,000 Speaker 4: thousands marching across the Harbor Bridge despite the rain that 161 00:08:12,160 --> 00:08:14,360 Speaker 4: comes from all over the city and beyond. 162 00:08:14,440 --> 00:08:16,440 Speaker 7: We just wanted to protest about what's going on in 163 00:08:16,480 --> 00:08:17,400 Speaker 7: Gaza at the moment. 164 00:08:17,920 --> 00:08:20,200 Speaker 3: There's too many deaths of young children, too much starvation. 165 00:08:20,440 --> 00:08:24,760 Speaker 4: The choice of location was intended to send a powerful message. 166 00:08:24,280 --> 00:08:28,840 Speaker 1: Concern for the starvation of the Palestinian people, expressed in 167 00:08:28,880 --> 00:08:32,520 Speaker 1: Sydney on our famous bridge that'll go right round the world. 168 00:08:32,840 --> 00:08:35,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, amazing footage there from Sydney Harbor Bridge. If you 169 00:08:35,240 --> 00:08:37,200 Speaker 2: haven't seen at GODA, news dot com dot a U Frank. 170 00:08:37,200 --> 00:08:38,600 Speaker 2: We're obviously going to have to wait to see what 171 00:08:38,679 --> 00:08:41,880 Speaker 2: happens on August thirty one, how many people rock up. 172 00:08:42,200 --> 00:08:44,800 Speaker 2: Hopefully it remains peaceful. It's all up in the air. 173 00:08:45,160 --> 00:08:46,800 Speaker 2: Thank you so much for telling us all about it, 174 00:08:47,880 --> 00:08:50,440 Speaker 2: and we will have coverage of whatever does happen on 175 00:08:50,480 --> 00:08:52,800 Speaker 2: August thirty one on news dot com dot AU. Thank 176 00:08:52,800 --> 00:08:54,720 Speaker 2: you so much for listening I'll chat to you again tomorrow. 177 00:08:56,160 --> 00:08:59,360 Speaker 5: Follow us, subscribe to from the newsroom, wherever you get 178 00:08:59,400 --> 00:09:00,000 Speaker 5: your podcasts.