Albanese says ‘nothing’ will stop public appearances after being confronted by members of right-wing movement

In a video shared on social media, a fringe right-wing group claims to have confronted the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, in a Melbourne hotel lobby during the election campaign. Composite: Facebook

Anthony Albanese and his team were confronted by two men associated with the fringe rightwing “freedom” movement at their Melbourne hotel overnight, with one man who claimed responsibility saying they just “walked straight through the lobby door”.

But the prime minister said he would not be deterred from interacting with the public, despite a growing number of protesters managing to discover the location of political leaders and evade security at election events – even though campaign schedules have been tightly held.