‘Not neanderthals or rednecks’: Inside the rise of One Nation in Sydney
But to Davies, silence masks boiling discontent.Davies has been the club manager for six months, and in that time has noticed the branch meetings there have grown by “20 people each time”.AdvertisementMost of the pubs and clubs that host the meetings refused to comment on the party’s growth. A senior staff member at one of the venues – who asked to be anonymous – said he’d overheard some supporters wishing “there was a Donald Trump in Australia”.One Nation branch meetings are held at the Picton Bowling Club. Steven SiewertMeetings are not restricted to western Sydney.
- ▪But to Davies, silence masks boiling discontent.Davies has been the club manager for six months, and in that time has noticed the branch meetings there have grown by “20 people each time”.AdvertisementMost of the pubs and clubs that host th
- ▪A senior staff member at one of the venues – who asked to be anonymous – said he’d overheard some supporters wishing “there was a Donald Trump in Australia”.One Nation branch meetings are held at the Picton Bowling Club.
- ▪Steven SiewertMeetings are not restricted to western Sydney.
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