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Man fined for booing during Welcome to Country at Sydney dawn service

ABC Australia · Jun 3, 2026, 5:33 AM

Key takeaways

  • Eli Toby was fined $880 over the incident.
  • Eli Toby was charged with disrupting a Sydney Anzac Day dawn service after a group was heard booing during a Welcome to Country.
  • Judge Greg Grogin asked the 24-year-old whether he was sorry twice, to which he replied "I don't have an answer" and "I have mixed feelings".

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Eli Toby was fined $880 over the incident. (ABC News: Simon Amery)

Eli Toby was charged with disrupting a Sydney Anzac Day dawn service after a group was heard booing during a Welcome to Country.

Judge Greg Grogin asked the 24-year-old whether he was sorry twice, to which he replied "I don't have an answer" and "I have mixed feelings".

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