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‘Go to hell’: Students storm CBD over Hanson
Hundreds marched through the CBD as organisers said rising support for Hanson and One Nation is pushing young voters into protest.
On Thursday, university and high school students staged a second 'strike' across Australia to protest Pauline Hanson and One Nation, with gatherings in Sydney and Wollongong targeting the party's policies.
Organizer Jasmine Al-Rawi said protesters were concerned about what she called Hanson's 'racist vision of society,' as the rally followed Senator Hanson's rising polling and increased mainstream media presence.
In Sydney, the gathering began at Hyde Park before protesters marched down Market St, while Johnny Krishna, founder of Pivot Australia, claimed students refused to discuss his 'youth-led grassroots conservative movement.'
Housing Trust chief executive Amanda Winks defended social housing as an 'essential part of a healthy housing system' while countering Senator Hanson's criticism of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's public housing upbringing.
Rally organizer Simon Upitis stated students are not prepared to let One Nation's politics take hold without a fight, as fear Senator Hanson could become prime minister fuels the grassroots movement.