One Nation fundraiser moved from Melbourne restaurant amid planned protests
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Event to go ahead at an undisclosed location after Moonee Ponds restaurant cancelled at the eleventh hour Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast 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”. Continue reading...