‘March for Australia’ signs stolen almost as fast as they could be erected, rally told
March for Australia rally organisers say most of their donated promotional signs were stolen within hours of installation across Cairns suburbs in the lead-up to this weekend’s event on the Cairns Esplanade, featuring One Nation Senator Malcolm Roberts.
Thousands of dollars worth of signage advertising the latest ‘March for Australia” rally were stolen almost as fast as they could be hammered into the ground, according to the organisers of Sunday’s event at the Cairns Esplanade.
Organiser Geena Court said the group used donated money to printed $2000 worth of signs for the march.
Many were stolen around Cairns suburbs “within two hours of us finishing putting them up”, she said.
“I had actually kept 40 in my garage because I had a feeling that would happen because people don’t believe in (other) people making their own decisions and freedom of speech … And we put them up on Friday before the rally, but the same thing happened.” Ms Court said.
“I’m sorry that’s the world we live in, today. It does show how scared they are.”
She said she didn’t make a complaint to police, instead posting about the theft in local crimes page “because that is what we do in Cairns”.
“This is the things that we are standing against – let people make their own decisions – it’s freedom of thinking.”
At Sunday’s rally, One Nation Senator Malcolm Roberts addressed an estimated 200–300 people from atop a picnic table.
Many in the crowd wore or waved Australian flags, with a few MAGA hats among the marchers.
“We all love Australia … our identity is as Australians. It’s important that people show our love for Australia,” he said after leading the crowd in an ‘Aussie, Aussie, Aussie’ chant.
“For 30 years, Pauline Hanson has warned Australians the life we had, growing up, was slipping away. For five years, our senate office team and I have led the way in establishing mass migration, invasion and record homelessness as the key threats to our country,” Senator Roberts said.
“The biggest threat to our country is crony capitalism … allowing 25 per cent Australian manufacturing to be sold to foreign owners … that is where the rot started.”
Some in the crowd travelled more than an hour from the Tablelands or south of Cairns, said they were standing up against ‘tyranny’.
Cairns woman Fifi Free said she marched for her children and grandchildren.
“I want our kids to grow up like we did,” Ms Free said.
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