By Allison Worrall and Patrick Hatch
Members of a far-right nationalist group converged on the ABC's Melbourne office on Saturday to protest against Islam and the national broadcaster's Q&A program.
Seven members of the United Patriots Front protested against Zaky Mallah's appearance on Q&A outside the Southbank building's front door.
Members of the United Patriots Front, including Neil Erikson (middle), will take their anti-Islam fight to Bendigo on Saturday. Credit: Meredith O'Shea
The small group of demonstrators gathered about 2pm and spoke to reporters.
The anti-Islam group waved Australian flags and appeared to cook a pig on a spit.
ABC staff were told not to leave via the front door, ABC journalist Loretta Florance tweeted.
One protester told the media: "In here [the ABC] public opinion is shaped artificially. It's not democratic. It's not Australian".
The group left a short time after.
On their Facebook page, the United Patriots Front declare themselves as a movement "opposing the spread of Left Wing treason and spread of Islamism".
The ABC has been heavily criticised this week for allowing Zaky Mallah, a terror suspect who admitted to threatening to kill Australian security officials but was acquitted of the charges, to appear on Q&A.
An ABC spokesman would not comment on Saturday's protest.
He would also not say how many threatening phone calls the ABC had received or if any had been referred to police.