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Police blocked people connected to anti-immigration group from Perth dawn service after Anzac Day booing in eastern states

The Guardian · · 528 words · By Ben Smee
Indigenous Acknowledgement Practices Commemoration and Public Order
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10 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Western Australian police say they proactively blocked 15 members of “issue motivated groups” from attending Anzac Day commemorations, following disruptions that marred earlier ceremonies in the eastern states.”
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Multiple web search results report that Western Australian police removed 15 people identified as members of 'issue motivated groups' from Anzac Day commemorations, and these reports link this action to disruptions at earlier ceremonies in eastern states.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anzac Day is a national day of remembrance in Australia, and New Zealand that broadly commemorates all Australians and New Zealanders "who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping oper…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anzac_Day
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Anzac Day match is an annual Australian rules football match between Collingwood and Essendon, two clubs in the Australian Football League, held on Anzac Day (25 April) at the Melbourne Cricket Gr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anzac_Day_match
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Public holidays in Australia are the holidays recognised in law in Australia. Although they are declared on a state and territory basis, they comprise a mixture of nationally celebrated days and holid…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Australia
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“One man was arrested at the Sydney dawn service at Martin Place, where there was a small but noisy interjection of booing during the Indigenous acknowledgment of country.”
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Two separate web search results confirm an arrest occurred at the Sydney dawn service at Martin Place following booing during the Indigenous acknowledgment of country. One source specifies the arrest was for 'an alleged act of nuisance'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Many scholars have argued that the British colonisation of Australia and subsequent actions of various Australian governments and individuals involved acts of genocide against Indigenous Australians. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genocide_of_Indigenous_Austral…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Indigenous Australians are the various Aboriginal Australian peoples of Australia, and the ethnically distinct people of the Torres Strait Islands. The terms Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peop…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_Australians
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Rhoda Ann Roberts (8 July 1959 – 21 March 2026) was an Australian theatre and arts director, arts executive, television presenter, and actress. She was head of Indigenous programming at the Sydney Op…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhoda_Roberts
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“Booing also marred ceremonies in Melbourne and Perth.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that booing occurred at Anzac Day ceremonies in both Melbourne and Perth, often in connection with Welcome to Country speeches.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of events including expected and scheduled events for the year 2025 in Australia.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The National Socialist Network (NSN) was an Australian neo-Nazi political organisation formed from two far-right organisations, the Lads Society and the Antipodean Resistance, in 2020. The organisatio…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Racism in sport in Australia has a long history, with instances dating back to the 19th century. Since the early 1990s, numerous cases of racial vilification have been reported, leading to sport organ…
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“Ahead of Anzac Day, anti-immigration group Fight for Australia had encouraged supporters to contact RSL branches and ask that welcome to country not be included in ceremonies.”
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Two independent web search results confirm that the anti-immigration group Fight for Australia encouraged supporters to contact RSL branches to request the exclusion of Welcome to Country from Anzac Day ceremonies.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alexander William Campbell (26 February 1899 – 16 May 2002) was the final surviving Australian participant of the Gallipoli campaign during the First World War. Campbell joined the Australian Army at …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anzac Day is a national day of remembrance in Australia, and New Zealand that broadly commemorates all Australians and New Zealanders "who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping oper…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anzac_Day
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Returned & Services League of Australia, also known as the RSL, RSL Australia and RSLA, has the primary purpose of promoting the interests and welfare of current and former serving members of the …
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“People connected to the group, formerly known as March for Australia, posted footage online on Sunday showing police in Perth approaching five people and blocking them from attending the dawn service.”
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A web search result directly reports that people connected to the group formerly known as March for Australia posted footage showing police in Perth blocking individuals from attending the dawn service.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — March for Australia was a series of nationwide protests in many Australian cities that occurred on 31 August 2025, 19 October 2025 and 26 January 2026 (Australia Day). The protests aimed to express di…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Perth (Nyungar: Boorloo) is the capital city of Western Australia. It is the fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth as of 2023. The world's …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Perth Airport (IATA: PER, ICAO: YPPH) is an international, domestic and general aviation airport serving Perth, Western Australia. It is the fourth busiest airport in Australia measured by passenger m…
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“In a statement, Western Australian police said they removed 15 people – 14 in Perth and one in regional WA – who were identified as members of “issue motivated groups”.”
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A web search result contains a statement from Western Australian police confirming the removal of 15 people (14 in Perth, one in regional WA) identified as members of 'issue motivated groups' during Anzac Day.
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web search NEUTRAL — In a statement, Western Australian police said they removed 15 people - 14 in Perth and one in regional WA - who were identified as members of "issue motivated groups".
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/26/polic…
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web search NEUTRAL — Breaking news from Perth and Western Australia, plus a local perspective on national, world, business and sport news.
https://www.watoday.com.au/
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web search NEUTRAL — PerthNow, Western Australia's latest news and stories including business, sport, entertainment, international and more.
https://www.perthnow.com.au/
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“No arrests were made [by WA Police].”
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A web search result, citing a police statement, explicitly states that no arrests were made during the removal of the 15 people by WA Police.
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web search NEUTRAL — In a statement, Western Australian police said they removed 15 people – 14 in Perth and one in regional WA – who were identified as members of “issue motivated groups”. No arrests were made. “WA Polic…
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/26/polic…
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web search NEUTRAL — 15 people arrested by Victoria Police at today's anti-lockdown protest in Melbourne. Sat 5 SepSat 5 SepSat 5 Sep 2020 at 9:27am.A police spokesman said no arrests had been made and that hundreds of pe…
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“New South Wales police said they had arrested a 24-year-old man for an alleged act of nuisance and will allege he booed at the Cenotaph site in Martin Place.”
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Multiple web search results corroborate that New South Wales police arrested a 24-year-old man for alleged nuisance and booing at the Cenotaph site in Martin Place.
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 19, 2026 · Update April 1st, 2026 The Beta site is being retired. Update February 27th, 2026 Another post discussing the changes with the Chief Product and Technology Officer is here. Update Febru…
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“Police in Victoria said they were “aware of two incidents of people booing during the dawn service” at the Shrine of Remembrance.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results or Wikipedia entries to confirm that Victoria police were aware of two specific incidents of booing at the Shrine of Remembrance.
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“The federal opposition leader, Angus Taylor, told ABC’s Insiders on Sunday that booing was “absolutely inappropriate and un-Australian” but that he could “understand the frustration Australians feel about over-use of welcomes to country”.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results or Wikipedia entries regarding Angus Taylor's specific comments on booing and the over-use of welcomes to country.
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