Protesters outside Kirribilli House do not have the right to set up a “shanty town” in the name of a “peaceful protest,” says Director of Policy at the Institute of Public Affairs Gideon Rozner. With Prime Minister Scott Morrison reportedly out of the country this week, protests have sparked outside his Sydney residence calling for action on the "climate crisis".
These protests occurred days after a group of former fire chiefs accused the Morrison government of being "asleep at the wheel" when it comes to the bushfire crisis plaguing Australia. Fellow panelist and Sky News host Rita Panahi said the claims of the group are “patently absurd” and added you don't need coal fired power plants "for a fire to occur". “To make that connection is absurd”. Ms Panahi also added she believed Mr Morrison is “entitled to take a week off”.
Protesters are destroying Hong Kong, we are criticizing Chinese government. In Australia we cannot have peaceful protest, not to be arrested, so in Australian democracy we don’t have rights to demonstrate.
'the institute of public affairs' sounds awfully official....my money is on them being as competent as most of officialdom is'nt.
Users of the week and defenseless. Bullying their children to do their protesting. Let the children play, educate them with all of the facts and open mind, then let them decide there opinion. Or have a dumb snowflake.
Shanty town? That’s a term the IPA usually reserves only for black people
He doesn’t have the right to tell me what my rights are.
OMG 😮 Really Are you serious? Ok! Where are you getting your facts from?
Yep, hose them off into the drains where they belong.
The IPA are evil.
Incorrect. Rozner has ideas above his station.
Look at the brainwashed kids
The Murdoch Family, owners of , co-founded the IPA, remain among its top 5 financial donors. The Murdochs fund this lobby group and PR company for Australia's deadly pollution industries. In return, Pollution Industries spend $$$millions yearly on Murdoch media ads
Thanks for giving a platform to a completely irrelevant government cheerleader.
Taken to directly quoting the “Institute of Public Affairs”, a fake think tank funded by coal and mining. How far will you let your credibility slip before you realise the public sentiment has shifted. We support the protesters.
Disgraceful!
Hypocrits
I’ve heard the TheIPA described as an organisation run by arsehats that can’t find real jobs. So, this totally incorrect statement shouldn’t surprise anyone
Climate cookoo's.
So, we're on to our third consecutive day of record-breaking temperatures in Australia, but hey, you enjoy your little stories.
The IPA? Aren’t they the Hillsong of politics? goaway
The IPA is not representative of 99.99% of the population. Who gives a fck what the disgusting money worshippers think. FO Gideon.
The IPA are a total embarrassment.They would have to be the most deceitful bunch of crooks .Then again their handpicked by a deceitful Scott Morrison .
Now they have got Gideon’s advice they will all move.
newscorpaus how can you continue to promote climatedenial in the face of the ClimateEmergency while AustraliaBurns? Have you no moral compass? You need a FactCheck
Kids take shade tents to KirribilliCampOut and it's a shanty town? Address the real news of ClimateChange and the NSWfires and the stateofemergency and the RFS firies who just died. FireMorrison wherethebloodyhellareya whereisScoMo WheresScotty
I shouldn't watch this.
You’ve made an error in Rozner’s job title. It should read “Gina’s bought and paid for lickspittle.” No charge for fixing it for you.
We arent living in China or Israel ( yet) tell Gideon to move there if he lives fascism so much IPA
They’ll get tired of that pretty quick.
We need to bury the IPA asap.
These kids are worried about their future for FFS.
Anyway we can get Panahi deported on bad character
Wow. There's dumbing it down for the echo chamber, and then there's this.
Gee, this went down well... NOT
talkingkoala who? And who is he to set rights?
Parents of those children, exposing them to that at such a young age are selfish and negligent.
Protesting is a RIGHT in a democracy. Wouldnt expect the knobs at the IPA to get that
Kirribilli House is a security hazard, the Primeminister lives there you boofheads! It's a person's actual house, with an innocent spouse and children and families. Parliament House, Canberra, ACT, Australia make the laws, with protest facilities, including encampments. ❤less
TheIPA calls for the abolition of the minimum wage:
The IPA publicly undermines common law rights of assembly for all citizens.
Their welfare payments should be cut off too!
Director of Policy at the Institute of Public Affairs Gideon Rozner does not have the right to advise protesters on whether they should set up a 'shanty town' or not.
A 'shanty town'. Hyperbole much. Glad to see IPA really adding value to the national discourse.
Tired of these Doomsdayars!
Protesting is a legal right of all Australians, just as it should be in a democracy.
Yes they do
The boss speaks.
The Institute of Public Affairs, you say? And they're critical of a protest?
*Contrary to the scientific consensus, head of right-wing pressure group with no relevant qualifications asserts there’s no link between climate change and bushfires.
What legitimacy does the IPA have? Are they elected? Are they members of the Public Service? Are they a government organisation like ABS, CSIRO, etc? No. Therefore, their opinion is just an opinion. Mine is just as good. Give me a job. I can do this.
Director of Policy. So he’s the guy that reads Gina’s emails.
Gideon. Rozner.
Really Kids holding signs, please 🙄🙄 pfft kidsbrainwashed
MOVE them on.
We still have freedom to peacefully protest in this country. The 'Shanty town' is a straw man but take them to court Gideon if you are sure of your position.
Who the hell cares what Gideon the idiot thinks. Climate change denial is a sport amongst the toileteers, but there's a complete lack of expertise right across the board.
Sit on that 🖕🏻and FUCKEN ROTATE!
Wait so the IPA, the group that want the racial discrimination act dismantled and more freedom of speech encouraged, are against a protest ? Odd
Who the fuck is Gideon Rozner
Where is child protection to remove the kids from parents unnecessarily scaring their children creating possible future anxiety issues.
The protesters should be ashamed of themselves for using and hiding behind children, yet again.
Lock up the bludgers and register the greens for encouraging it
Isn’t the property “the People’s Property”? Not Morrison’s.
What have the parents of the children done to them look at there faces a disgrace children need to have fun even if climate change is not a wrought the parents should b protecting them not scaring the shit out of them
They have every right to do so. You haven't turned us into the DPRK yet.
Aren’t the IPA fighting for freedom of speech, repeal 18C. Well freedom to do what they decide
Who cares what that IPA droog says?
And his qualifications to comment on climate change are? Being paid $5 million by Gina to sprout rubbish to the eternally deluded doesn't count.
Why aren't people relentlessly protesting against China? They are the reason we produce coal, if we stopped exporting coal, China and co would find a dirtier source of coal immediately, & in turn would actually be worse for the environment. Incredible people arent aware of this
Gideon Rozner has no right to tell people what they can or can't do.. he's just a nobody
GayeCrispin Sky News / IPA - birds of a feather . The outrage industry is thriving !!
It’s disgusting how they use their kids as political props!
Rozner
I thought the IPA were all about freedom. Guess not.
I thought the IPA were for freedom of speech! What happened?
Where are the police?
klimateklowns
Leave them there don’t let anyone leave or enter
Yes we can't have civil peaceful protests now, get with it, the democratic right to protest has no place in the new autocratic theocratic neo liberal Australia. The government needs to be protected from being held to account by its citizens. Arrest the Knitting Nannas as well!
Told people this is what they meant by Quiet Australians. Complicit, obedient, unquestioning Australians. The mask slips further
GayeCrispin It was Outside an empty house - possibly a deserted exPM Residence. Pillocks
Ah the IPA nutters 😂😂😂
who gives a rats what Gina thinks!
Of course they do you dope. This is Australia, if we're not free to protest we're not free.
Who cares what the IPA has to say? Until they have to pay tax they can just shush.
Send in the police & social worker's for the kids as mummy and daddy get locked into the police vans KirribilliCampOut
And who died and made him president?
Arrest them, charge the organisers