A planned One Nation fundraising event in Melbourne is disrupted as multiple protest groups plan to demonstrate outside the venue, prompting changes to the event’s location. Several outlets report the fundraiser—described as a cocktail party—was due to begin at a restaurant in Melbourne’s Moonee Ponds area but did not proceed at that site. The Age, the Sydney Morning Herald and the Brisbane Times say the venue cancelled the event hours before it was due to start, following threats or warnings of protests from anti-racism demonstrators.
ABC Australia and The Guardian report that the One Nation event is moved instead of held at the original location, with the party stating it relocated the fundraising to an undisclosed address. The Guardian adds that a Moonee Ponds restaurant, Giorgio Casa, did not hold the event at the eleventh hour and that Victorian police expressed concerns about protest activity at the gathering. Across reporting, the event is linked to One Nation figures, with The Guardian stating Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce were expected to attend, though details about the new location are not publicly provided.
