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Politicians Condemn Booing During ANZAC Day Indigenous ‘Welcome to Country’

A group of men were identified by police after booing and heckling a welcome to country during a dawn service.
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Politicians Condemn Booing During ANZAC Day Indigenous ‘Welcome to Country’
Jacob Hersant (Left) speaks to a TV journalist during the Dawn Service at the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne, Australia on April 25, 2025. Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images
Crystal-Rose Jones
By Crystal-Rose Jones
4/24/2025Updated: 4/24/2025
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Politicians have condemned booing and heckling during Indigenous Welcome to Country ceremonies at ANZAC Day dawn services.

In Melbourne, reports suggest Jacob Hersant, a self-declared neo-Nazi was involved in the jeering at the Shrine of Remembrance while Indigenous elder Uncle Mark Brown performed the ceremony.

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.
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