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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Krishani Dhanji

One Nation fundraiser moved from Melbourne restaurant amid planned protests

One Nation Leader Pauline Hanson
A spokesperson for Pauline Hanson’s One Nation says police expressed ‘concern’ about possible protest activity at the fundraiser at the Melbourne restaurant. Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAP

One Nation has been forced to move a planned fundraising event to an undisclosed location in Melbourne, after the venue decided not to hold it due to planned protest activity. The event was due to be attended by One Nation leader Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce.

A spokesperson for the party told Guardian Australia on Friday that it would move the fundraiser from Giorgio Casa, a bistro in Moonee Ponds, after Victorian police “did express concern about protest activity at the event”.

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