#Protest
When Bad Policies Meet Loud Opinions
#Protest
When Bad Policies Meet Loud Opinions
No one planned on becoming a protester, yet here they were—thousands of frustrated citizens marching through the streets, waving signs like “If I wanted this much nonsense, I’d watch reality TV.” The government really thought they could pass this absurd policy without consequences? Not today. Among the crowd, someone in a banana suit chanted passionately, though it was unclear if they were protesting the policy or just really upset about the state of public WiFi. Either way, democracy was alive, mildly chaotic, and strangely entertaining.
PM Albanese Ambushed in Hotel Lobby by Protesters Demanding Affordable Housing Action
- Tuesday, 15 April 2025
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was verbally confronted by two men at a Melbourne hotel lobby while speaking with his media staffer Fiona Sugden. The incident was taken credit for by alt-right groups Melbourne Freedom Rally and Tactical Force Combatives, and involved a man approaching Mr. Albanese and asking him a question about affordable housing, to which he did not respond. A member of the Prime Minister's security entourage then intervened to end the exchange.
