Footage Emerges Showing Palmer Party Volunteer Punched and Kicked at Voting Centre

An irate man approached a Trumpet of Patriots volunteer and physically assaulted him.
Footage Emerges Showing Palmer Party Volunteer Punched and Kicked at Voting Centre
Party Chairman Clive Palmer during the Trumpet of Patriots’ National Launch ahead of the 2025 federal election campaign in Sunshine Coast, Australia, on April 19, 2025. AAP Image/Danny Casey
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A volunteer at an early voting centre in Melbourne’s southeast has been attacked by a member of the public in an incident captured on video.

The footage, originally shared on social media by political commentator Rukshan Fernando and later reposted by Senator Ralph Babet, shows a man wearing a bicycle helmet approaching a volunteer outside the Uniting Church voting booth in Pakenham.

Crystal-Rose Jones
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Crystal-Rose Jones is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked at News Corp for 16 years as a senior journalist and editor.