AFP investigates banner stunt during Pauline Hanson’s National Press Club speech

The Guardian World Wednesday 17 June 2026, 09:03 UTC By Sarah Basford Canales 1 min read

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Activist group GetUp! claims responsibility for incident, saying ‘we thought the occasion deserved some honesty’Australian federal police are investigating a protest incident during Pauline Hanson’s speech at the National Press Club, after political activist group, Get Up, claimed responsibility for the stunt. In a statement on Wednesday afternoon, the National Press Club said it had referred the incident to police after concluding none of its own staff were involved.

Activist group GetUp! claims responsibility for incident, saying ‘we thought the occasion deserved some honesty’

Australian federal police are investigating a protest incident during Pauline Hanson’s speech at the National Press Club, after political activist group, Get Up, claimed responsibility for the stunt.

In a statement on Wednesday afternoon, the National Press Club said it had referred the incident to police after concluding none of its own staff were involved.

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