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Lidia Thorpe, 'Posie Parker' and the neo-Nazis
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12 minutes
Released:
Mar 24, 2023
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You've probably seen the clip by now of Senator Lidia Thorpe being thrown to the ground by police outside Parliament House in Canberra.
She was trying to confront a British anti-trans-rights campaigner, Kelly-Jay Keen-Minshull, known online as 'Posie Parker', whose tour of Australia this week has attracted support from neo-Nazis, including at a rally in Melbourne.
It's raising concerns about the growth of extremist groups in Australia.
So what's fuelling it?
Today, we speak with an expert on conspiracies and the far-right.
Featured:
Dr Kaz Ross, independent researcher
She was trying to confront a British anti-trans-rights campaigner, Kelly-Jay Keen-Minshull, known online as 'Posie Parker', whose tour of Australia this week has attracted support from neo-Nazis, including at a rally in Melbourne.
It's raising concerns about the growth of extremist groups in Australia.
So what's fuelling it?
Today, we speak with an expert on conspiracies and the far-right.
Featured:
Dr Kaz Ross, independent researcher
Released:
Mar 24, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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