ABC reporter talks over Invasion Day minute’s silence, slammed for disrespect

An angry woman repeatedly asked ‘how dare you?’ when an ABC reporter doggedly pushed through her live broadcast of a minute’s silence, speaking throughout.

An ABC reporter has been lashed on social media for speaking during a minute’s silence at an Invasion Day rally in Hobart.

“It’s been interesting to see how many people have turned up to the rally. Behind me now, they’re engaged in a minute’s silence,” Edith Bevin said.

“Obviously this is a day that marks what the Aboriginal community in Tasmania refer to as Invasion Day – the day (of) white settlement of Australia – and certainly there are a lot of placards about calling for that date to be changed, to be more inclusive.”

As she continued her piece to camera, a woman approached and repeatedly asked ‘how dare you?’

The reporter pushed through regardless, even when a man, presumably the camera operator, tried to move the angry woman away.

“Excuse me, don’t touch me,” she said.

Oooops ABC 'reporter' ignored the moment and then dopey Ros Child tries to cover it up and says 'we will return after the minute silence' .. umm too late Ros. pic.twitter.com/VdHS6bkyhL

— Jill❌ (@1Swinging_Voter) January 26, 2021

Bevin glanced at the woman before saying “Of the 700 or so people who have turned out today, there’s a range of people from the very young to the very old ...”

Another man blocked the camera, positioning himself directly in front of Bevin before he was pushed aside.

The live link was then cut, with anchor Ros Childs saying: “We’ll perhaps go back to Edith when that minute’s silence has been completed.”

Agnes Forrester tweeted: “Not sure who at the ABC thought crossing to the Hobart Invasion Day rally during their minute silence was a good idea. Went about as well as you would expect. Use your brains broadcasters”.

“Completely avoidable, rude, disrespectful and poor journalism.”

Amber K posted: “so stupid yapped the whole way through the minutes silence..what a genius”.

Another user of the platform defended Bevin, writing: “Good on you for ignoring that moron and kept on talking”.

The ABC is being sought for comment.