‘How dare you’: First Nations woman ambushes Greens protest outside Labor conference

A rally outside Labor’s national conference has been gatecrashed with an expletive-laden rant.

A Greens’ renters rights rally outside Labor’s highest decision-making forum was spectacularly gatecrashed by a First Nations woman telling them to “get the f*** out of our nation”.

As protesters called for more government action on housing, the Jagera woman took to the stage, furiously venting her anger at the crowd, those inside, and politics more broadly, as those gathered listened.

“How f***ing dare youse come here with your politics. Get the f*** out of our nation and let us traditional owners deal with our s***. Youse are all handsomely funded,” she said.

“Youse are all to be ashamed of your f***ing selves … You totally disrespect our traditional owners … with your handsomely funded foundations and your trust funds.

“I am here today to practice traditional law … I don’t give a f*** who youse are.”

The Jagera woman took the mic at a Greens rally outside the Labor conference. Picture: Twitter

Her expletive-ridden rant – which ended with a mic drop – came just moments after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney pleaded to the party faithful to campaign “like never before” for the upcoming Voice to parliament referendum.

The call to arms wrapped up three days of the Labor Party’s national conference, where the party’s platform was decided.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaking at the conference on Saturday. Picture: Dan Peled / NCA NewsWire

Decisions made inside the room are binding on the party, and will form the basis of Labor’s re-election pitch.

Housing was one of the key agenda items that the Greens had been paying attention to. But a union threat to commit Labor to taxing “astronomical” profits made by banks and big corporations to pay for more housing was ultimately watered down.

Greens housing spokesperson Max Chandler-Mather addressed a rally outside the Labor Party national conference. Picture: Dan Peled / NCA NewsWire

The Labor Party instead voted in favour of committing the government to “increase investment in social and affordable housing, with funding from a progressive and sustainable tax system, including corporate tax reform”.

That amendment – coupled with the agreement struck at national cabinet this week to unlock a $3 billion sweetener to incentivise states and territories to build more homes and agree to a suite of rental reforms – was not enough for the Greens, who remain central to unblocking the government’s Housing Australia Future Fund from the Senate.

The prime minister was joined on stage by MP Linda Burney. Picture: Dan Peled / NCA NewsWire

Greens housing spokesperson Max Chandler-Mather told the rally outside Labor’s national conference on Saturday that the government clearly had the means to end the housing crisis.

“Just this week, they locked in $368 billion for the nuclear submarines,” Mr Chandler-Mather told the group – referring to Labor’s acceptance of the AUKUS pact.

“And they tell us all they can spend is $500 million a year at most from 2025 on social housing. They’re locking in stage three tax cuts that will see every Labor politician in there get $9000 extra a year off on their tax up to the tune of over $300 billion, while they tell renters: you get nothing.”